Events

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Europe

• Vortigern forms an alliance with Hengest and Horsa, by tradition chieftains of the Jutes, who led the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain (traditional date). 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. Events and Trends 476 — Abdication of Romulus Augustus — fall of the Western Roman empire. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By place British Isles The Cor Tewdws (Collage of Theodosius Llantwit Major is burned down Events By Place Eastern Roman Empire Battle of the Utus: Attila the Hun meets the Romans in an indecisive battle Events By Place Eastern Roman Empire Theodosius II sends an ambassador to Attila; Priscus records one of the few For the area code see Area code 450. Events By Place Eastern Roman Empire August 25 — Marcian is proclaimed Events By Place Western Roman Empire April 7 — The Huns sack Metz. Events By Place Western Roman Empire Attila, king of the Huns, invades Italy. 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 Vortigern (ˈvɔrtɨɡɝːn also spelled Vortiger and Vortigen and in Welsh Gwrtheyrn was a 5th century warlord in Britain, a leading ruler among Horsa, according to tradition was a fifth century warrior and brother of Hengest who took part in the invasion and conquest of Britain from its native The Jutes, Iuti, or Iutae were a Germanic people who according to Bede were one of the three most powerful Germanic peoples of the time For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands

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Religion

• August 3 — The Second Council of Ephesus opens, chaired by Dioscorus, Patriarch of Alexandria. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. The Second Council of Ephesus was a church synod in 449 AD. It was convoked by Emperor Theodosius II as an Ecumenical council but because of the controversial Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria ( Coptic:, Arabic: البابا ديسقوروس was the 25th Pope of Alexandria (444 AD&ndash454 AD/ Patriarch of The Patriarch of Alexandria is the Archbishop of Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt. Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople, and Domnus II, Patriarch of Antioch, are deposed on August 8. Saint Flavian or Phlabianus (died August 11, 449) was Archbishop of Constantinople from 446 to 449 "Patriarch of Constantinople" redirects here For the institutional church itself see Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Domnus II, Patriarch of Antioch of the heavily religious Eastern Roman Empire, and a friend of the influential Saint Theodoret Bishop of Cyrrhus. Patriarch of Antioch is a traditional title carried by the Bishop of Antioch. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.
• October - A Roman synod repudiates all the decisions of the Second Council of Ephesus. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic
• Anatolius becomes Patriarch of Constantinople. Saint Anatolius was Patriarch of Constantinople ( 449 - July 3, 458)
• Maximus II becomes Patriarch of Antioch. Maximus II was a 5th century patriarch of Antioch. After the deposition of Domnus II by the Second Council of Ephesus, AD 449 Dioscorus Patriarch of Antioch is a traditional title carried by the Bishop of Antioch.

Births

• Kavadh I of Persia
• Emperor Qianfei of Liu Song

Deaths

• August 11 — Flavian of Constantinople
• Hilary of Arles