When the Romans conquered the region that is now Austria about 14 B.C., it was inhabited by Celts. See more »

The history of Europe is the story of many different peoples and cultures. Some peoples lagged behind, while others surged far ahead in the development of social, intellectual, and political institutions and ideas. See more »

Belgium formed part of Roman Gaul and of the Merovingian and Carolingian states. In the Middle Ages it was divided into the county of Flanders (ruled by a count) and the duchies of Hainaut and Brabant (ruled by dukes). See more »

In the seventh century the Bulgars, a Central Asian people, invaded the region south of the Danube. See more »

Archeological evidence has indicated that southern Denmark was populated 60,000 to 100,000 years ago, before the final Ice Age. See more »

England's first known inhabitants were cave dwellers who hunted and fished and lived under Stone Age conditions until after 2000 B.C. See more »

Archaeological evidence indicates that France was inhabited some 400,000 years ago. See more »

The kingdom of Germany was formed when the Frankish empire of Charlemagne was divided among his grandsons in 843 A.D. See more »

Byzantine and Turkish Rule. Under the Byzantine Empire, Greece suffered invasion by many barbaric tribes. See more »

The ancestors of the Hungarians were the Magyars, warlike horsemen and hunters who migrated from the Ural region in the fifth century A.D. See more »