<Li> 718: Tervel of Bulgaria helps the Byzantine Empire stop the Arabic invasion of Europe, and breaks the siege of Constantinople . </Li> <Li> 722: Battle of Covadonga in the Iberian Peninsula . Pelayo, a noble Visigoth, defeats a Muslim army that tried to conquer the Cantabrian coast . This helps establish the Christian Kingdom of Asturias, and marks the beginning of the Reconquista . </Li> <Li> 732: At the Battle of Tours, the Franks stop the advance of the Arabs into Europe . </Li> <Li> 800: Coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor . </Li>

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