635
| 635 • Gaza is conquered by the Muslim Arabs under 'Amr ibn al-'As. It becomes the first city in Palestine developed into a centre of Islamic law. |
688
Age: 53y
birth of childCharles Martel Herstal, Belgium ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 688 • Eadberht is appointed bishop of Lindisfarne (Northumbria). He founds the holy shrine to his predecessor Cuthbert, a place that becomes a centre of great pilgrimage in later years. |
714
Dec 16
Age: 80y
| 714 • In Septimania local Visigothic nobles of the anti-Roderick party are offered peace terms similar to those of prince Theudimer (see 713) and accept Muslim overlordship. Other Visigoths revolt and proclaim Ardo as king. Visigothic refugees gather in the Picos de Europa in the mountains of Asturias. |