Periods of European history

This page provides a clear overview of the major periods in European history, showing how they developed and overlapped through time. It serves as a visual and conceptual guide to understand the chronological flow of Europe’s past, from the earliest prehistoric cultures to the modern era.

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Ötzi the iceman

Ötzi the iceman

Chalcolithic / Copper Age

Great pyramid of Giza

Great pyramid of Giza

Early bronze age

Palace of Knossos

Palace of Knossos

Middle bronze age

Destruction of Troy VIIa

Destruction of Troy VIIa

Late bronze age

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

Iron age

Charlemagne

Charlemagne

Middle ages

Napoleón Bonaparte

Napoleón Bonaparte

Modern era

Chalcolithic Period
Minoan Civilization
Bronze Age
Egypt - Early Dynastic Period
Egypt - Old Kingdom
Egypt - First Intermediate Period
Egypt - Middle Kingdom
Egypt - Second Intermediate Period
Egypt - New Kingdom
Egypt - Third Intermediate Period
Egypt - Late Period
Archaic Greece
Classical Greece
Macedonian Era
Hellenistic Period
Roman Kingdom
Roman Republic
Roman Empire
Eastern Roman Empire
Western Roman Empire
Iron Age
Classical Antiquity
Migration Period
Middle Ages
Viking Age
Early Modern Period
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