World History The history of Malta and Gozo 5 parts · 14,963 words · 75 minutes to read
Two small islands at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, and seven thousand years of the peoples who settled, ruled and fought over them, from the first farmers to the independent republic.
Contents Part 1 From the Stone Age to the Arab conquest 18 minutes to read The dawn of civilisation, 5900 to 2500 BCE Bronze Age transitions and Mediterranean connections, 2500 to 800 BCE Roman Malta: integration into the empire, 218 BCE to 395 CE Byzantine rule and the Arab conquest, 395 to 1091 CE Part 2 The Normans and the Knights of St John 14 minutes to read The Norman conquest and medieval transformation, 1091 to 1530 The Knights of St John: fortress of faith, 1530 to 1798 Part 3 The French occupation 10 minutes to read French occupation and the rise of British interest, 1798 to 1800 Part 4 British rule 12 minutes to read British colonial rule: the imperial period, 1800 to 1964 Part 5 Independence and modern Malta 20 minutes to read Independence and modern Malta, 1964 to the present Start reading
