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Malta

12 periods and events, 3600 BCE – 1989.

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Periods and events

When	Period or event	Kind	Source
3600–2500 BCE	Megalithic Temples巨石神庙 Among the oldest free-standing structures in the world.	Religion	Source
800 BCE – 869	Phoenician, Carthaginian and Roman rule腓尼基、迦太基与罗马统治 Successive Mediterranean powers use Malta as a trading and naval base.	Colonial	Source
60	Shipwreck of Saint Paul圣保罗船难 Tradition holds that Paul's shipwreck brought Christianity to Malta.	Religion	Source
870 – 1091	Arab period阿拉伯统治时期 Arab rule leaves Maltese, a Semitic language written in Latin script.	Colonial	Source
1530 – 1798	Knights of Malta马耳他骑士团 Charles V grants Malta to the Knights Hospitaller.	Religion	Source
1565	Great Siege of Malta马耳他大围攻 The Knights repel a huge Ottoman invasion, then build Valletta.	War	Source
1798 – 1800	French occupation法国占领 Napoleon expels the Knights; a Maltese revolt and British blockade follow.	Colonial	Source
1800 – 1964	British Malta英属马耳他 A key Royal Navy base in the Mediterranean.	Colonial	Source
1940 – 1942	Siege of Malta马耳他之围 Axis bombing makes Malta one of the most bombed places on Earth; awarded the George Cross.	War	Source
1964	Independence独立 Malta becomes independent; it becomes a republic in 1974.	Politics	Source
1979	Freedom Day自由日 The last British forces leave Malta.	Politics	Source
1989	Malta Summit马耳他峰会 Bush and Gorbachev meet off Malta, signalling the end of the Cold War.	Politics	Source

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