Ages of Conflict (Earth-5875)

The Ages of Conflict were periods of time where the Covenant suffered from destructive internal and external conflicts. There were thirty-nine Ages of Conflict through the existence of the empire.

History
The First Age of Conflict refers to the War of Beginnings, which waged on from 938 BCE to 852 BCE. The war saw the sangheili and the san'shyuum Reformists fighting over the treatment of forerunner relics duo to their divergent religious beliefs. This age ended with the ratification of of the Writ of Union, establishing peace between the two species and the formation of the Covenant.

The 39th Age of Conflict refers to the Unggoy Rebellion, which led to the 23rd Age of Doubt and the 3rd age of Reconciliation.