800 Figure Christianisation Germany France
Charlemagne crowned Emperor
In Rome, Pope Leo III restores the Western Empire for the King of the Franks — the shared political matrix of France and Germany.
A shared history
European construction did not begin in 1950. This thread links the ancient inheritance, the Judeo-Christian matrix and the contemporary Union.
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Ancient Greece
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Renaissance
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Concert of Europe
European integration
Rome
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Early Middle Ages 7 events800 Text Middle Ages Ireland
The Book of Kells
A masterpiece of insular illumination, symbol of Ireland’s role in transmitting texts.
863 Religion Christianisation Slovakia
Mission of Cyril and Methodius
The two brothers from Thessalonica create the Glagolitic alphabet and the first Slavic liturgy.
864 Religion Christianisation Bulgaria
Baptism of Khan Boris
Bulgaria adopts Byzantine Christianity and welcomes the disciples of Cyril and Methodius.
870 Event Middle Ages Malta
Arab period
Two centuries of Aghlabid rule give Maltese its Semitic base.
886 Institution Christianisation North Macedonia
School of Ohrid
Clement and Naum train thousands of clerics there and spread Slavic writing.
893 Event Christianisation Bulgaria
Birth of the Cyrillic alphabet
The school of Preslav devises the script that will serve Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian.