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| Cronology:
the most salient events of those years |
400 St. Gerolamus resides in Equilus,
in the Monastery of St. Giorgio in Pineto
402 The Visigoths of Alaric advance
through the Venetian Plain
407 St. Marcellianus dies in Equilus
408 Arcadius, Emperor of the Eastern
Empire, dies
410 Alaric invades Italy and sacks
Rome
435 Genseric, the King of the Vandals,
signs a peace treaty with Emperor Valentinian
439 Genseric conquers Africa and
builds a fleet
447 Attila reaches the gates of
Constantinople
450 Emperor Theodosius dies and
his sister Pulcheria succeeds him to the throne
452 Attila advances through the
Julian Alps and invades the Venetian territory.
455 Genseric marches into Rome at
the head of the Vandals
463 Biorgus penetrates into the
Venetian territory at the head of the Alans
466 According to tradition the Federative
Republic of the Lagoon is born
473 A new invasion from the East:
this time the Ostrogoths of Vidomyr advance through the
Venetian Plain
476 Fall of the Western Empire.
Odoacer invades Italy at the head of the Heruli
480 Cassiodorus, historian and statesman,
is born in Squillace, Calabria.
488 Theodoric, the King of the Goths,
commences to march toward the West
489 The troops of Odoacer clash
against those of Theodoric on the River Isonzo
493 Ravenna is compelled to capitulate,
after a two-year siege. Odoacer is killed along with all
his kin.
494 Theodoric settles in Ravenna
500 Theodoric visits Rome. He publishes
an edict of 144 articles
526 Theodoric dies
527 Emperor Justin associates to
the throne his nephew Justinian
528 Justinian publishes the Codex
Costitutionum, a collection of 4500 laws
529 The construction of the Monastery
of Montecassino is terminated
532 A civil war breaks out in Byzantium
535 Amalasunta, daughter of Theodoric,
is killed in Bolsena by order of her cousin Theodatus
539 First invasion of the Franks
in northern Italy
540 Gregorio Magno nasce a Roma
548 Theodora, wife of Justinian,
dies
552 The troops of Narsete cross
the Venetian lagoon, heading for Ravenna
553 Teja, the last king of the Ostrogoths,
dies. End of the Gothic-Byzantine war
565 Justinian dies
568 Alboin enters Italy at the head
of the Longobards through the Julian Alps. On the 3rd
of September, Alboin proclaims himself Ruler of Italy
569 Mohammed is born in La Mecca
572 Alboin proclaims Pavia the capital
of his reign. He dies during the same year, victim of
a conspiracy organised by his wife Rosmunda. Clefi becomes
king
574 The first Longobard dukedoms
are formed
579 The synod of the Venetian and
Istrian bishops decorates the transfer of the see from
Oderzo to Melidissa (Heraclea) Island
589 Because of another overflow
of the River Piave, Melidissa becomes a peninsula
590 The Longobard king Autari marries
Theodolinda. During the same year Gregory the Great is
elected Pope
604 Gregory the Great dies
608 The Longobard king Agilulf destroys
Padua. Several inhabitants of Padua take refuge on the
islands of the lagoon, among these is Equilus
613 Clotaire, grandson of Clovis,
King of the Salic Franks, enlarges the boundaries of his
reign: France is born
632 Death of Mohammed
636 Rothari becomes the King of
the Longobards
638 In order to escape the religious
persecutions of the Arians, the bishop of Oderzo, S. the
Great along with the most affluent households of the town
moves to Melidissa. In the meanwhile, Melidissa is renamed
Heraclea in honour of Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium
639 Altino becomes progressively
emptier: loads of its inhabitants flee toward the islands
of the lagoon
643 Rothari publishes an edict of
388 articles
651 The year of the Koran: the Islamic
expansion begins
652 Rothari dies and is succeeded
by his son Rodoald (Aribert, Grimoald, Pertarit and Cunibert
follow)
667 Grimoald orders the dismemberment
of what remains of the town of Oderzo
690 First war between Equilus and
Heraclea
697 Paoluccio Anafesto, Heraclean
but originally from Oderzo, is the first doge to be elected.
The seat of the new magistrature is moved to Heraclea
698 Carthage falls in the hands
of the Arabs and the entire northern Africa is islamized
712 Liutprand ascends the throne
717 During a battle between Equilus
and Heraclea Paoluccio Anafesto dies
726 Emperor Leo III emanates the
Iconoclasm, edict against the adoration of images; the
Federation of the lagoon protests and elects doge Orso
Particiaco
732 Charles Martel, son of Pepin,
fights the Muslims at Poitiers
736 The battle of Valle Ossi is
fought between the troops of Equilus and Heraclea
740 Liutprand takes possession of
Ravenna: the Exarch Eutychius flees to the lagoon where
he organises the reconquest of the town
741 A new battle is fought between
Equilus and Heraclea in Torre del Caligo
742 Doge Diodatus decides to transfer
the customs to Malamocco
744 Liutprand dies
746 Pepin the Short succeeds his
father Charles Martel
751 The Longobard King Astulf steals
Ravenna from the Byzantines
756 Astulf dies
768 The Venetian coasts are on war
again. During the same year Pepin the Short dies
774 Fall of the Longobard Kingdom.
Advent of the Carlovingians
781 Carloman, under the name of
Pepin, becomes the King of Italy.
809 Doge Agnellus Particiacus moves
the customs to Rivo Alto
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