Events

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Western Roman Empire

• Aëtius pushes the Franks back across the Somme. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 4th century (per the Julian calendar and Anno Domini / Common era) was that Century The 5th century is the period from 401 to 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in Anno Domini / Common Era. The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Sack of Rome by the Visigoths under Alaric. Events and Trends Saint Augustine of Hippo publishes The City of God. Events and Trends Buddhagosha writes the Visuddhimagga in Sri Lanka (approximate date Events and Trends Armorica rebels against the Roman empire. Cunedda begins his reign as Monarch of Wales. Events and Trends 451 The battle of Avarayr 451, The Huns and the Ostrogoths facing the Romans Events and Trends Aspar becomes Magister militum and de facto ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Europe Geiseric becomes King of the Vandals and Alans. Events By Place Western Roman Empire Vandals under Geiseric cross from the Iberian Peninsula Events By Place Asia Feng Ba abdicates as emperor of the Northern Yan, one of the states vying for control of China Events By Place Western Roman Empire The Battle of Ravenna is fought between the two strong men of the Empire general Flavius Aëtius For the John Cage composition see 4′33″. Events By Place Western Roman Empire Petronius Maximus becomes Consul Events By Place Western Roman Empire Aëtius, a general in the service of emperor Valentinian III, holds power in Rome Africa Kingdom of the Vandals and Alans - Geiseric, King of the Vandals and Alans ( 428 - 477 The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Aëtius is also the name of several other persons Flavius Aëtius or simply Aëtius, (c The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group The Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river.

Eastern Roman Empire

• Marcian, future Eastern Roman Emperor, is captured while fighting the Vandals. Flavius Marcianus, known in English as Marcian, (396 &ndash January 457 was the emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 450 until his death

Europe

• Hippo Regius becomes the capital of the Vandal kingdom. Hippo Regius is the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba (formerly Bône Algeria.

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Arts and Sciences

• Greek Neoplatonist philosopher Proclus begins studying at the Academy in Athens. Ancient Greek philosophy focused on the role of Reason and Inquiry. Neoplatonism (also Neo-Platonism) is the modern term for a school of religious and mystical Philosophy that took shape in the 3rd century AD founded by Proclus Lycaeus ( February 8, c 411 &ndash April 17, 485) called "The Successor" or "Diadochos" ( Greek Próklos An academy ( Greek Ἀκαδημία is an institution of higher learning research or honorary membership Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's

Religion

• June — Council of Ephesus: Nestorianism is rejected, the Nicene creed is declared to be complete. Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule This article covers the Ecumenical council of 431 For the council of 449 see Second Council of Ephesus. Nestorius Nestorius (c  386 &ndashc  451) was a pupil of Theodore of Mopsuestia in Antioch in Syria (modern The Nicene Creed (ˈnaɪsiːn is an ecumenical Christian statement of faith accepted in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Assyrian Church of Nestorius is deposed from his see. Nestorius (in Greek: Νεστόριος; c 386&ndash c 451 was Archbishop of Constantinople from 10 April 428 "Patriarch of Constantinople" redirects here For the institutional church itself see Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
• October 1 — Maximianus is enthroned as Patriarch of Constantinople. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Maximianus was the Archbishop of Constantinople from 25 October 431 until his death on 12 April 434. "Patriarch of Constantinople" redirects here For the institutional church itself see Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
• Pope Celestine I dispatches Palladius to serve as bishop to the Irish. Pope Palladius (fl 408-431 probably died ca 457/461 was the first Bishop of the Christians of Ireland, preceding Saint Patrick. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world

Births

Deaths

• June 22, Saint Paulinus of Nola, early Christian bishop, poet
• Qifu Mumo