The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04Volume 4 — SARACENS CONQUER EGYPTReading editionChapter navigation49 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THE GREAT EVENTSFAMOUS HISTORIANSROSSITER JOHNSON, LL.D.JOHN RUDD, LL.D.VOLUME IVVOLUME IVVOLUME IVAN OUTLINE NARRATIVETHE GREAT EVENTSCHARLES F. HORNEVISIGOTHS PILLAGE ROMEEDWARD GIBBONHUNS INVADE THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIREEDWARD GIBBONTHE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF BRITAINCHARLES KNIGHTATTILA INVADES WESTERN EUROPEGIBBONFOUNDATION OF VENICEJOHN RUSKINCLOVIS FOUNDS THE KINGDOM OF THE FRANKS: IT BECOMES CHRISTIANFRANÇOIS P.G. GUIZOTPUBLICATION OF THE JUSTINIAN CODEEDWARD GIBBONEDWARD GIBBON (continued 2)AUGUSTINE'S MISSIONARY WORK IN ENGLANDTHE VENERABLE BEDE[43]JOHN RICHARD GREENTHE HEGIRAOCKLEYOCKLEY (continued 2)THE SARACEN CONQUEST OF SYRIASIMON OCKLEYSARACENS CONQUER EGYPTWASHINGTON IRVINGEVOLUTION OF THE DOGESHIP IN VENICEWILLIAM CAREW HAZLITTSARACENS IN SPAIN: BATTLE OF THE GUADALETEAHMED IBN MAHOMET AL-MAKKARIBATTLE OF TOURSSIR EDWARD SHEPHERD CREASYFOUNDING OF THE CARLOVINGIAN DYNASTYFRANÇOIS P.G. GUIZOTCAREER OF CHARLEMAGNEFRANÇOIS P.G. GUIZOTEGBERT BECOMES KING OF THE ANGLO-SAXON HEPTARCHYDAVID HUMECHRONOLOGY OF UNIVERSAL HISTORYJOHN RUDD, LL.D.Previous chapter ←Volume 4 — SIMON OCKLEYNext chapter →Volume 4 — WASHINGTON IRVINGAll chapters and sections (49)Other sectionsTHE GREAT EVENTSFAMOUS HISTORIANSROSSITER JOHNSON, LL.D.JOHN RUDD, LL.D.Sections4Volume 4 · Sections44Volume 4 · Other sectionsAN OUTLINE NARRATIVETHE GREAT EVENTSCHARLES F. HORNEVISIGOTHS PILLAGE ROMEEDWARD GIBBONHUNS INVADE THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIREEDWARD GIBBONTHE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF BRITAINCHARLES KNIGHTATTILA INVADES WESTERN EUROPEGIBBONFOUNDATION OF VENICEJOHN RUSKINCLOVIS FOUNDS THE KINGDOM OF THE FRANKS: IT BECOMES CHRISTIANFRANÇOIS P.G. GUIZOTPUBLICATION OF THE JUSTINIAN CODEEDWARD GIBBONEDWARD GIBBON (continued 2)AUGUSTINE'S MISSIONARY WORK IN ENGLANDTHE VENERABLE BEDE[43]JOHN RICHARD GREENTHE HEGIRAOCKLEYOCKLEY (continued 2)THE SARACEN CONQUEST OF SYRIASIMON OCKLEYSARACENS CONQUER EGYPTWASHINGTON IRVINGEVOLUTION OF THE DOGESHIP IN VENICEWILLIAM CAREW HAZLITTSARACENS IN SPAIN: BATTLE OF THE GUADALETEAHMED IBN MAHOMET AL-MAKKARIBATTLE OF TOURSSIR EDWARD SHEPHERD CREASYFOUNDING OF THE CARLOVINGIAN DYNASTYFRANÇOIS P.G. GUIZOTCAREER OF CHARLEMAGNEFRANÇOIS P.G. GUIZOTEGBERT BECOMES KING OF THE ANGLO-SAXON HEPTARCHYDAVID HUMECHRONOLOGY OF UNIVERSAL HISTORYJOHN RUDD, LL.D.DESTRUCTION OF THE LIBRARY AT ALEXANDRIAA.D. 640← SIMON OCKLEYWASHINGTON IRVING →