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1000–1100Europe [sports]‘Tables’, or backgammon, is introduced to Europe by the Arabs (or reintroduced, as it is similar in name and appearance to the Roman game Tabula). It becomes extremely popular over the next few centuries. The name ‘backgammon’ is first used in the mid-17th century.
1078–1124Spain, France [churches and temples]Work begins on the Romanesque cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, using French masons. Built on a huge scale to accommodate the large number of pilgrims, it is largely completed by 1124.
1 August 1096Byzantine Empire [Crusades (1095–1272)]The ‘People's Crusade’, a poorly armed and ill-disciplined peasant army led by Peter the Hermit, arrives in Constantinople.
21 October 1096Seljuk Sultanate of Rum [Crusades (1095–1272)]Kilij Arslan, Seljuk sultan of Rum, destroys the army of the ‘People's Crusade’ at Civetot, shortly after it has crossed into Anatolia.


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