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        "events": [
        {
            "start_date": {
                "year":         "602"
            },
            "end_date": {
                "year":         "629"
            },
            "media": {
                "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman-Persian_Wars"
            },
            "background": {
                "opacity":"50",
                "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/HumiliationValerianusHolbein.jpg"
            },
            "text": {
                "headline": "Last great Roman-Persian War.",
                "text": "Long conflict leaves both empires exhausted and unable to cope with the newly united Arab armies under Islam in the 630s"
            },
            "coords" : {
                "lng": 45,
                "lat": 40
            }
        },
        {
            "start_date": {
                "year":         "604"
            },
            "end_date": {
                "year":         "609"
            },
            "media": {
                "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canal_(China)"
            },
            "background": {
                "opacity":"50",
                "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Sui_Wendi_Tang.jpg"
            },
            "text": {
                "headline": "Grand Canal in China is fully completed",
                "text": "Its main role throughout its history was the transport of grain to the capital."
            },
            "coords": {
                "lng": 105 ,
                "lat": 30
            }
        },
        {
            "start_date": {
                "year":         "622",
                "month":        "08",
                "day":          "09"
            },
            "end_date": {
                "year":         "622",
                "month":        "08",
                "day":          "23"
            },
            "media": {
                "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijra_(Islam)"
            },
            "text": {
                "headline": "Muhammad Migrates from Mecca to Medina",
                "text": "Event will have designated first year of the Islamic Calendar, as Anno Hegirae."
            },
            "coords": {
                "lng": 39.8,
                "lat": 21.4
            }
        },
        {
            "start_date": {
                "year":         "626"
            },
            "media": {
                "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Constantinople_(626)"
            },
            "background": {
                "opacity":"50",
                "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Moldovita_murals_2010_16.jpg/1024px-Moldovita_murals_2010_16.jpg"
            },
            "text": {
                "headline": "Joint Persian-Avar-Slav Siege of Constantinople saved",
                "text": "Avar power broken and Persians henceforth on the defensive"
            },
            "coords": {
                "lng": 29,
                "lat": 41
            }
        },
        {
            "start_date": {
                "year":         "627",
                "month":        "12",
                "day":          "12"
            },
            "media": {
                "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nineveh_(627)"
            },
            "background": {
                "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Piero_della_Francesca_021.jpg/1024px-Piero_della_Francesca_021.jpg"
            },
            "text": {
                "headline": "Battle of Nineveh",
                "text": "The Byzantines, under Heraclius, crush the Persians."
            },
            "coords": {
                "lng": 43,
                "lat": 36
            }
        },
        {
            "start_date": {
                "year":         "633"
            },
            "end_date": {
                "year":         "634"
            },
            "media": {
                "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Heavenfield"
            },
            "text": {
                "headline": "Battle of Heavenfield",
                "text": "Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army."
            },
            "coords": {
                "lng": 3,
                "lat": 53
            }
        },
        {
            "start_date": {
                "year":         "641"
            },
            "media": {
                "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nihaw%C4%81nd"
            },
            "background": {
                "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Castle_Nahavend_by_Eug%C3%A8ne_Flandin.jpg/1024px-Castle_Nahavend_by_Eug%C3%A8ne_Flandin.jpg"
            },
            "text": {
                "headline": "Battle of Nehawand",
                "text": "Muslims conquer Persia."
            },
            "coords": {
                "lng": 48,
                "lat": 34
            }
        },
        {
            "start_date": {
                "year":         "643"
            },
            "media": {
                "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria"
            },
            "text": {
                "headline": "Arab Army led by Omar Ibn Al-'Aas takes Alexandria",
                "text": ""
            },
            "coords": {
                "lng": 30,
                "lat": 31
            }
        },
        {
            "start_date": {
                "year":         "645"
            },
            "media": {
                "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soga_clan"
            },
            "text": {
                "headline": "In Japan, the Soga clan falls",
                "text": "This initiates a period of imitation of Chinese culture, The Nara period begins a year later."
            },
            "coords": {
                "lng": 140,
                "lat": 36
            }
        },
        {
            "start_date": {
                "year":         "650"
            },
            "media": {
                "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkans"
            },
            "text": {
                "headline": "Slav occupation of Balkans complete.",
                "text": ""
            },
            "coords": {
                "lng": 18,
                "lat": 44
            }
        },
        {
            "start_date": {
                "year":         "663"
            },
            "media": {
                "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synod_of_Whitby"
            },
            "text": {
                "headline": "Synod of Whitby",
                "text": "Roman Christianity triumphs over Celtic Christianity in England."
            },
            "coords": {
                "lng": 51,
                "lat": 0
            }
        },
        {
            "start_date": {
                "year":         "674"
            },
            "end_date": {
                "year":         "678"
            },
            "media": {
                "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Constantinople_(674)"
            },
            "background": {
                "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Greekfire-madridskylitzes1.jpg/1024px-Greekfire-madridskylitzes1.jpg"
            },
            "text": {
                "headline": "First Arab siege of Constantinople",
                "text": "First time Islamic armies defeated, forestalling Islamic conquest of Europe."
            },
            "coords": {
                "lng": 29,
                "lat": 41
            }
        },
        {
            "start_date": {
                "year":         "681"
            },
            "media": {
                "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Bulgarian_Empire"
            },
            "background": {
                "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Krum1.jpg/782px-Krum1.jpg"
            },
            "text": {
                "headline": "Establishment of the Bulgarian Empire",
                "text": "A country with great influence in the European history in the Middle Ages."
            },
            "coords": {
                "lng": 25.5,
                "lat": 42.7
            }
        },
        {
            "start_date": {
                "year":         "687"
            },
            "media": {
                "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tertry"
            },
            "text": {
                "headline": "Battle of Tertry",
                "text": "Established Pepin of Herstal as mayor over the entire realms of Neustria and Austrasia, which further dwindled Merovingian power."
            },
            "coords": {
                "lng": 3,
                "lat": 50
            }
        },
        {
            "start_date": {
                "year":         "698"
            },
            "media": {
                "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthage"
            },
            "text": {
                "headline": "Arab army takes Carthage",
                "text": "End of Byzantine rule in North Africa"
            },
            "coords": {
                "lng": 29,
                "lat": 41
            }
        },
        {
            "start_date": {
                "year":         "698"
            },
            "media": {
                "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_South_States_Period"
            },
            "text": {
                "headline": "North South States Period begins in Korea",
                "text": "Silla and Balhae coexisted in the south and north of the peninsula, respectively, until 926"
            },
            "coords" : {
                "lng": 127,
                "lat": 37
            }
        }
    ]
}