Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century Decades: 700s 710s 720s 730s 740s - 750s - 760s 770s 780s 790s 800s Years: 746 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 Events Pippin the Short is elected as king of the Franks by the Frankish nobility. End of the Merovingian and beginning of the Carolingian dynasty. The Lombard king Aistulf captures Ravenna and the Romagna, ending the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna. Arabian armies defeated Tang troops in the Battle of Talas River. Theodore succeeds Theophylact as Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch Births Carloman, king of the Franks Deaths June 29 - Theophylact, Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch Childeric III, king of the Franks (approximate date)\n This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.