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Years:
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Decades
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420s
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Centuries
:
4th century
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5th century
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6th century
Events
June 2
-
Gaiseric
leads the
Vandals
into
Rome
and plunder the city for two weeks. They depart with countless valuables, spoils of the
Temple in Jerusalem
brought to Rome by
Titus
, and the Empress
Eudoxia
and her daughters
Eudocia
and Placidia .
July 9
- Roman military commander
Avitus
is proclaimed emperor of the western
Roman Empire
.
The
Ostrogoths
conquer
Pannonia
and
Dalmatia
.
Earliest recorded date at
Chichen Itza
.
Skandagupta
succeeds
Kumaragupta
as ruler of the
Gupta Empire
Hengist
and
Horsa
battle
Wurtgern
at
Aylesford
.
Horsa
is killed. (According to the
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
)
Births
Deaths
March 16
-
Valentinian III
, west Roman emperor, (murdered by former soldiers of
Aetius
)
May 31
-
Petronius Maximus
, west Roman emperor (murdered by a Roman mob)
Kumaragupta
- emperor of the
Gupta Empire
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Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
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