c. 450 CE: LEVITICUS RABBAH

Composition of Leviticus Rabbah in the Galilee – a homiletic Midrash devoted mainly to the themes of reward and punishment, God’s love for the poor, and the praise of peace.

455 CE: ROME IS SACKED

–by Geiseric, King of the Vandals

c. 475 CE: MORE MIDRASH

Composition of  Midrash Pesikta derav Kahana in the Galilee – homilies for all the festivals, taken from various books of the Pentateuch or Prophets.

476 CE: FALL of the ROMAN EMPIRE

The year generally accepted as the end of the (western) Roman Empire, although it actually fell after multiple attacks over several decades.

476 CE: THE DARK AGES a.k.a. THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES COMMENCES

–demarcated (somewhat arbitrary) ending: 1000 CE

485 CE: ALARIC II

Beginning of the reign (485–515 CE) of Visigoth King Alaric II who reigned, as well, over Spain and Portugal.

See our created–link www.IberianVisigoth.com for –
Persecution of the Jews Under Visigoth Rule of the Iberian Peninsula 400s CE – 711 CE.