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FORERUNNER ERA
~97,745 BCE - 97,445 BCE
The Forerunner-Flood War was a military engagement between the Forerunner species and the Flood that took place over approximately three-hundred years from 97,745 BCE until 97,445 BCE.
~97,445 BCE
The Great Purification was the final event of the Forerunner-Flood War, purging the entire Milky Way galaxy of all sentient life, including Forerunners, the Flood, and any other species that may have survived the Flood infestation.
FORMATION OF THE COVENANT
2200 BCE - 2100 BCE
The War of Wills was a fierce and prolonged conflict between two factions of the San’Shyuum: The Stoics who wanted to worship Forerunner technology but never use it, and the Reformists who wanted to take advantage of the incredible Forerunner artifacts around the galaxy.
938 BCE - 852 BCE
The War of Beginnings was an eighty-six year conflict between the San’Shyuum Reformists who escaped Janjur Qom after the War of Wills and the Sangheili species between 938 and 852 BCE.
852 BCE
The Writ of Union was a declaration of peace between the San’Shyuum and the Sangheili, as well as the formation of the Covenant, signed by both species in 852 BCE.
789 BCE - 784 BCE
The Taming of the Lekgolo was a five-year campaign by the Covenant to first destroy, and later incorporate the Lekgolo into the Covenant hierarchy from 789 to 784 BCE.
MODERN ERA
