Muhammad establishes political authority in Medina following the hijrah (migration) from Mecca and rallies many Arab tribes to his cause. Over the next decade, Muhammad presides over the Meccans and establishes Islam throughout Arabia.
Visigoths Unify the Iberian Peninsula
The Visigoths unify the Iberian peninsula from Cantabria in the north to the Strait of Gibraltar in the south, leaving a few small areas to the Basques and other groups. The Visigothic king, Reccared, converts to Catholicism, and the Third Council of Toledo declares it the official religion of the…
Visigoths Shift Their Capital To Toledo
The Visigoths, based at Toulouse, shift their capital to Toledo in central Iberia. They practice Arianism, while their Hispano-Roman subjects follow Orthodox or Catholic Christianity. Small communities of Jews live in several cities of Iberia, a region they call “Sepharad.”
Alaric Enters Italy
Alaric, an early king of the Germanic Visigoths, enters Italy and threatens Rome. The Roman emperor, Honorius, offers the Visigoths land in Gaul, and enlists them to oust the Vandals from the Roman province of Hispania in the Iberian peninsula.
