1060
Roger de Hauteville begins conquest of Sicily
Robert Guiscard's younger brother crossed from Calabria to Messina and began wresting Sicily from its Arab emirs in campaigns that would run for three decades.
Song China's Population Surpasses One Hundred Million
Census records from the Song dynasty suggest the empire's population crossed the hundred-million mark around this period - making it by far the most populous…
Cahokia's Monks Mound rising
On the Mississippi floodplain, thousands of labor-gangs were hauling baskets of earth to raise the great platform mound that would eventually stand a hundred…
Baphuon Temple Completed at Angkor
Udayadityavarman II's great state temple, the Baphuon, reached completion after years of construction.
Death of Henry I of France
The Capetian king who had spent most of his reign fighting his brother and his vassals died at the monastery of Vitry-aux-Loges, leaving his eight-year-old…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1060?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1060. The most significant is Roger de Hauteville begins conquest of Sicily: Robert Guiscard's younger brother crossed from Calabria to Messina and began wresting Sicily from its Arab emirs in campaigns that would run for three decades.
What era was 1060 part of?
1060 falls within the High Middle Ages (1000-1300). Crusades, cathedrals, and the slow waking of Europe.
Which regions saw notable events in 1060?
The events from 1060 span Europe, East Asia, North America and Southeast Asia.