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Europe’s East–West Divide Began With One Brutal Conquest
Avars, the steppe warriors. Credit: Greek Reporter archive A military campaign launched by the Frankish ruler Charlemagne in…
#Europe #EU #AustrianHistory #AvarEmpire #CarolingianEmpire #CentralEuropepolitics #Charlemagne'sConquest #CyrilandMethodius #EarlyMedievalChristianity #Europe'sEast-WestDivide #IronCurtainOrigins #medievalhistory
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The #CarolingianEmpire is considered the first phase in the history of the #HolyRomanEmpire.
The #BattleofTours was fought 68 years on 10 October #AD732, and was an important battle during the #Umayyad invasion of #Gaul. It resulted in the victory for the #Frankish forces led by Charles Martel over the invading #Muslim forces of the #UmayyadCaliphate, led by Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi, governor of #al-Andalus.
