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MALTESE HISTORY

 

An Overview

 

The following list shows all the dates of empires that conquered the Maltese Islands:

Pre - History

5, 400 - 4,000 BC: Neolithic Age

4, 000 - 2, 400 BC: Stone Age, Copper Age

Before Christ

2300 - 850 BC: Bronze Age, Iron Age

850 - 480 BC:

Phoenicians Empire

480 - 218 BC: Carthaginian Empire

After Christ

218  BC - 479 AD: Roman Empire

476 - 533 AD:

 Vandal and Barbarian Empire

533 - 870 AD: Byzantine Empire

870 - 1127 AD: Arabic Empire

1127 - 1268 AD: Norman Empire, Hohenastaufen

1268 - 1283 AD: Anguvines, Celtic French Empire

 1283 - 1530 AD:

1530 - 1789 AD: The Knights of St. John

1789 - 1800 AD: Napolian's French Empire

1800 - 1964 AD: British Empire

Days related to Maltese History

8th September, 1964 - Independence Day

13th December, 1973 - Republic Day

31st March, 1979 - Freedom Day

Note: The above dates are all public holidays.