REGNRSG 105 Lecture 8:
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Western roman empire: founded 21 april 753 bc, kingdom -> republic -> empire, territory, rise from small settlement to "world power, all mediterranean, iberian peninsula, france, belgium, parts of germany, england, European integration awarded by aachen since 1950: treaty of verdun 843: threefold division of carolingian empire after death of charlemagne"s son louis the pious; eastern eventually "absorbed" middle part to become the "holy roman. Empire", lost significance after death of emperor frederic ii in 1250, dissolved in 1806. Religion matters: arab conquest of the iberian peninsula from 711, "moors" stopped in battle of tours 732, Iberian peninsula remained arabic until reconquista 1492: reformation, predominant in northern europe, cause of many wars in central europe, thirty years war: multitude of religious and hegemonial wars, ended 1648 with the peace. Treaties of westphalia, established division of europe into independent, sovereign states, Sina (avicenna; 970 1037) and spanish berberian lawyer/philosopher ib rushd (averroes;
