410s

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Millennium: 1st millennium
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  • 410
  • 411
  • 412
  • 413
  • 414
  • 415
  • 416
  • 417
  • 418
  • 419
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The 410s decade ran from January 1, 410, to December 31, 419.

Events

410

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • Spring – Constantine III crosses the Alps into Liguria (Northern Italy), but retreats to Gaul after Gerontius revolts in Spain against his son Constans II.
  • Raiders from Ireland, such as the Uí Liatháin and Laigin, harry the coasts of Wales. They plunder towns and capture slaves but later colonise large areas of what is called Gwynedd, in particular Llŷn, the coasts of Arllechwedd, Arfon and the Isle of Mona (approximate date).
  • Flavius Constantius, Roman general and politician, is promoted to the rank of magister militum. He becomes the imperial adviser of Honorius, and the power behind the throne in the Western Roman Empire.
  • The Eastern Roman Empire sends six legions (6,000 men) to aid Honorius at Ravenna. He negotiates with King Alaric I, who ceremonially deposes Priscus Attalus as co-emperor.
  • August 24 – The Visigoths under Alaric I sack Rome after a third siege. Slaves open the Salarian Gate and Goths loot the city for three days; according to Augustine in The City of God and others, comparatively few Roman men are killed and women raped. Only two churches are burned, and people who took refuge in churches are usually spared. Many Romans who survived the Sack flee to Africa, or to the Eastern Empire (see Saint Jerome). It is the first time since 390 BC that Rome has fallen to an enemy. This marks the decline of the Roman Empire. Only 45 years later, in 455 AD, Rome will again be sacked, this time by the Vandals who will kill, burn, and loot much more ferociously than the Visigoths in 410 AD.
  • Galla Placidia, daughter of Theodosius I, is captured by the Visigoths and becomes a hostage during their move from the Italian Peninsula to Gaul.
  • Alaric I marches southwards into Calabria and makes plans to invade Africa. But a storm destroys his Gothic fleet and many of his soldiers drown. Alaric dies in Cosenza, probably of fever, and his body is buried along with his treasure under the riverbed of the Busento. He is succeeded by his brother-in-law Ataulf, who become king of the Visigoths.
  • According to Zosimus, this is the year when Emperor Honorius sends his Rescript (diplomatic letters) to the Romano-British magistrates, ending Roman rule in Great Britain. However this is likely an example of scribal error. Most recently, David Woods has argued that the account refers instead to Raetia, a Roman province north of Italy.[1]
Britain[]
  • At around this time, one of the first Anglo-Saxon settlements in Britain, Mucking, is established by the mouth of the Thames River.[2] (approximate date)
Europe[]
  • The city of Aléria on the island of Corsica is devastated by a huge fire, destroying its port and most of its inhabitants.
Asia[]
  • Prithivisena becomes king of the Vakataka in the Deccan (India).

By topic[]

Religion[]

411

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • Emperor Honorius sends two Roman generals to deal with the usurper Constantine III in Gaul. They kill Gerontius, Constantine's rebellious general (magister militum) in Spain, then besiege Arles and defeat Constantine III. He is taken prisoner and put to death at Ravenna.
  • Following the defeat of Constantine III, the Burgundians and the Gallic nobility proclaim Jovinus, Gallo-Roman senator, emperor of the Western Roman Empire at Mogontiacum (modern Mainz).[3]
Europe[]
Asia[]
  • Ingyo succeeds his brother Hanzei, and becomes the 19th emperor of Japan.

By topic[]

Religion[]
  • Rabbula becomes bishop of Edessa.
  • The Councils of Carthage are held, on the issue of Donatism.

412

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • The Visigoths, led by King Ataulf, move into the south of Gaul. He establishes his residence at Narbonne, and makes an alliance with Emperor Honorius, against the usurper Jovinus.[4]
  • Emperor Jovinus elevates his brother Sebastianus as co-emperor (Augustus) and takes control of Gaul.[4]
  • Heraclianus, governor (Comes Africae), revolts against Honorius and proclaims himself Augustus. He interrupts the grain supply to Rome. Honorius condemns him and his supporters to death with an edict at Ravenna.
  • The Theodosian Walls are constructed at Constantinople during the reign of emperor Theodosius II. The work is carried out under supervision of Anthemius, notable praetorian prefect of the East.
  • Winter – Olympiodorus, historical writer, is sent on an embassy by Honorius, and sails in stormy weather around Greece up the Black Sea, to meet the Huns who are located on the middle Danube (modern Bulgaria).[5]
Balkans[]
  • The forts on the west bank of the Danube, which were destroyed by the Huns, are rebuilt, and a new Danubian fleet is launched.

By topic[]

Religion[]
  • An edict of Honorius outlaws Donatism.
  • Cyril of Alexandria becomes Patriarch of Alexandria.
  • Lazarus, bishop of Aix-en-Provence, and Herod, bishop of Arles, are expelled from their sees on a charge of Manichaeism.
  • Fa-Hien, Chinese Buddhist monk, spends 2 years in Ceylon and is more than 200 days at sea as storms drive his ship off its course, but returns with sacred Buddhist texts back to China (see 414).

413

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • Heraclianus, Roman usurper, lands in Italy with a large army to fight Emperor Honorius. He is defeated in Umbria and flees to Carthage, where he is put to death by envoys of Honorius.
  • May 8 – Honorius signs an edict providing tax relief for the Italian provinces Tuscia, Campania, Picenum, Samnium, Apulia, Lucania and Calabria, which were plundered by the Visigoths.
  • The Visigoths, led by King Ataulf, conquer the towns of Toulouse and Bordeaux by force of arms. After a successful siege of Valence, he captures the usurper Jovinus and his brother Sebastianus. In Narbonne they are executed and their heads are sent to Honorius' court at Ravenna.
Asia[]

By topic[]

Religion[]
  • Augustine of Hippo, age 59, begins to writes his spiritual book De Civitate Dei (City of God), as a reply to the charge that Christianity was responsible for the decline of the Roman Empire.

414

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • January 1 – Galla Placidia, half-sister of emperor Honorius, is married to the Visigothic king Ataulf at Narbonne. The wedding is celebrated with Roman festivities and magnificent gifts from the Gothic booty.[7]
  • July 4 – Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yields power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigns as regent and proclaims herself empress (Augusta) of the Eastern Roman Empire.
  • Constantius III, Roman general (magister militum), begins a military campaign against the Visigoths in Gaul. He blockades the Gallic ports and besieges Marseille.
  • Priscus Attalus is proclaimed rival emperor by the Visigoths for a second time at Bordeaux, in order to impose their terms on Honorius, who has his residence in Ravenna.
Asia[]

By topic[]

Religion[]
  • Fa-Hien, Chinese Buddhist monk, returns from India and begins translating Buddhist works into Chinese.
  • Abdas, bishop of Susa, burns down a Zoroastrian temple; in retaliation, King Yazdegerd I of Persia orders the destruction of churches.

415

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • Constantius, Roman general (magister militum), drives the Visigoths out of Gaul. He captures the usurper Priscus Attalus, and sends him under military escort to Ravenna.
  • The Visigoths invade the Iberian Peninsula and begin to conquer territory taken previously by the Vandals. King Ataulf and his pregnant wife Galla Placidia leave Gallia Narbonensis; they relocate at Barcelona. Their infant son, Theodosius, dies in infancy, eliminating an opportunity for a Roman-Visigothic line. Ataulf is assassinated in the palace while taking a bath. Sigeric succeeds him, but after a reign of seven days he is also murdered.
  • Autumn – Wallia, brother of Ataulf, becomes king of the Visigoths. He accepts a peace treaty with emperor Honorius, in return for a supply of 600,000 measures of grain. After the negotiations he sends Placidia to Rome with hostages.
Asia[]

By topic[]

Religion[]
  • Hypatia of Alexandria, Neoplatonist philosopher, is murdered by a Christian mob of Nitrian monks at the church (former temple conceived by Cleopatra VII) called Caesareum.
  • Having driven out the Jews, Alexandria's new patriarch, Cyril, has instigated the mob after taking offense at Hypatia's scientific rationalism (approximate date).
  • John Cassian, Christian theologian, settles at a monastery in Marseille (Gaul); he organizes monastic communities after an eastern model.
  • The Eustathian schism in Antioch is healed (approximate date).

416

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Roman Empire[]
  • Priscus Attalus, Roman usurper, is forced to participate in a triumph celebrated by Emperor Honorius, in the streets of Rome. After the festivities, he is exiled to the Lipari Islands (north of Sicily).
Europe[]
Asia[]

By topic[]

Arts and Sciences[]
  • Rutilius Claudius Namatianus begins his journey home from Rome to Gaul. This becomes the subject of his unfinished poem, De Reditu Suo.

417

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Roman Empire[]
Asia[]

By topic[]

Religion[]
  • January – Pope Innocent I condemns Pelagianism, and excommunicates the ascetic Pelagius.
  • March 12 – Innocent I dies after a 16-year reign in which he has restored relations between the sees of Rome and Antioch, enforced celibacy of the clergy, and maintained the right of the bishop of Rome to judge appeals from other churches. Innocent is succeeded by Zosimus as the 41st pope.

418

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Roman Empire[]

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Religion[]

419

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Byzantine Empire[]
  • A law is passed, making it illegal for anybody in the Western or Eastern Roman Empires, to instruct barbarians in the art of shipbuilding.[11]
China[]

Significant people[]

Births[]

Transcluding articles: 410, AD 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, and 419

410

411

  • Merovech, Founder of the Merovingian Dynasty and grandfather of Clovis I (approximate date)

412

415

417

418

  • Ricimer, Germanic Roman general
  • Yuryaku, emperor of Japan (approximate date)

419

  • July 2 – Valentinian III, emperor of the Western Roman Empire (d. 455)

Deaths[]

Transcluding articles: 410, AD 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, and 419

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References[]

  1. ^ Woods, David. "On the Alleged Letters of Honorius to the Cities of Britain in 410". Latomus 71 (2012).
  2. ^ HAMEROW, H. F. (1991). "Settlement mobility and the 'Middle Saxon Shift': rural settlements and settlement patterns in Anglo-Saxon England". Anglo-Saxon England. 20: 1–17. doi:10.1017/S026367510000171X. ISSN 0263-6751. JSTOR 44512369.
  3. ^ Drinkwater, J. F. (1998). "The Usurpers Constantine III (407-411) and Jovinus (411-413)". Britannia. 29: 269. doi:10.2307/526818. ISSN 0068-113X.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Drinkwater, J. F. (1998). "The Usurpers Constantine III (407-411) and Jovinus (411-413)". Britannia. 29: 269–298. doi:10.2307/526818. JSTOR 526818.
  5. ^ The End of Empire (p. 69). Christopher Kelly, 2009. ISBN 978-0-393-33849-2
  6. ^ "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  7. ^ Oost, Stewart Irvin (1968). "Galla Placidia and the Law". Classical Philology. 63 (2): 114–121. ISSN 0009-837X.
  8. ^ Wohletz, Ken. "Were the Dark Ages Triggered by Volcano-Related Climate Changes in the 6th Century?". Los Alamos National Laboratory. U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  9. ^ "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Eulalius | antipope". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  11. ^ Burns, Vincent (1992). "The Visigothic Settlement in Aquitania: Imperial Motives". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte. 41 (3): 362–373. ISSN 0018-2311.
  12. ^ "Alaric - leader of Visigoths". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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