7556 Holtzman severely damaged and thrown into a cometary orbit. Communications with him are lost. 7562-5022 - THE WARS OF REUNIFICATION, consequent on the immediate communication made possible by Holtzman Effect. 5022 THE EMPIRE OF TEN THOUSAND WORLDS united under Ladislaus the Great 5022-3678 THE FIRST GOLDEN AGE. 3832 Holtzman reappears at Liesco, and presents the theory for construction of the DEFENSIVE SHIELD 3678 THE SILICON PLAGUE: the "Death of the Machines." 3678-2000 THE LITTLE DARK AGES, ending with the development of plague-resistant conductors. A CHRONOLOGY OF SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS IN HI MAN HISTORY (Conr d ) 2000-1800 THERETURN OF THE COMPUTERS (sometimes called 'The Second Reunification") 1970 Holtzman reappears, and presents his UNIFIED THEORY 1800-400 THE SECOND GOLDEN AGE Circa 700 the first anti com pttter pogroms occur 711-200 Tensions increase between programmitcs and humanity first ers, tensions which Jehanne Butler was to exploit 200-108 THE BUTLERIAN JIHAD 108 Holtzman returns and is destroyed by forces of the Jihad ca 100 Ixians,- refugees from the Jihad, led by Aurehus Venport, discover TUPILE the Sanctuary Planet(s) 88 THE BATTLE OF CORRIN 86 FOUNDATION OF HOUSE ATREIDES when Demetnos Atreides is made Baron Tantalos m reward for aiding the Corrmos 84 First MELANGE-guided journey through hyperspace, by Norma Cenva UBG- 70 A G The Reign of SAUDIR I "The Great " 10 Corpus Luminis Praenuntiantis (the future Spacing Guild) begins negotiations with the Empire 10-5 THE GREAT FINANCIAL SYNOD, on Aeranum IV, creates CHOAM 0 THE LION THRONE, THE SPACING GUILD, and CHOAM (as the arm of the Landsraad) combine to establish the form of human society for the next ten thousand years AFTER GUILD 123-184 Reign of NEGARA II 207 Thomas Atreides helps restore Elrood II, and is made Duke of Jaddua. 337 THE GREAT CONVENTION is ratified 385-388 THE LISHASH REBELLION the last significant armed re sistance to the Empire 388 Saudir m designates SALUSA SECUNDUS as PRISON PLANET 390 Wallach I begins use of Salusa Secundus as a training ground for the SARDAUKAR 1234 THE ORDER OF MEN!ATS is founded by Gilbenus Albans, originally on the planet Septimus, and moved to Tleilax a decade later 1487 The Cornnos shift the Imperial Seat to Kaitain 2800 Elrood V gives Poritrin, third planet of Epsilon Alangue, to House Marcs Sindar Charles Baron Mikarrol, planetary governor of Terra, sends two million ZENSUNNI to Pontrin, beginning the Zensunm Migration 4492 POntnn is given to House Alexm, and the Sardaukar are sent to remove the Zensunm, sending five million to BELA TEGEUSE and five million to SALUSA SECUNDUS 5122 First FACE DANCERS appear as entertainers at the Court of Comn XIV 5295 Ezhar VII releases the Zensunm on Salusa Secundus, sending them to ISH1A, second planet of Beta Tygri 6049 Zensunm on Bela Tegeuse are transported again, with the majority sent to Harmoothep, and the remainder to ROSSAK, the fifth planet of Alces Minor A CHRONOLOGY OF SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS IN HUMAN HISTORY (Cora d ) ca 6600 A.