5th Century Western History


	The 5th Century CE	400s CE

400s - Germanic Invasions shake Western Roman Emp. Ravenna becomes Western capital 403 End of gladiatorial games 404 Jerome completes Latin translation of Bible 404 Roman legions leave Britain 407	410s - 395-423 Honorius [W] 408-450 Theodosius II [E] 410 Visigoths under Alaric I sack Rome 410 Roman legions withdraw from Britain 415 Alexandrian Christians murder pagan female philosopher Hypatia.
420s - Univ of Constantinople 425 426 Augustine's The City of God explains barbarian victories in 410 over Rome Vandals conquer Africa 429 Macrobius composes his Saturnalia c.430	430s - 425-455 Valentinian III [W] 408-450 Theodosius II [E] Council of Ephesus 431 affirms Nicene Creed 437 Neoplatonist Proclus becomes head of the Academy at Athens 438 Theodosian Code, unifies last 100 years of Roman Law. 439 Gaiseric, King of the Vandals takes Carthage.
440s - 425-455 Valentinian III [W] 408-450 Theodosius II [E] 449 Britains invite Angles & Saxons to fight the Picts in exchange for land, leading to subsequent invasions and conquests during the next century. 406–453 Attila the Hun	450s 451 Roman Emperors refuse tribute & Huns invade & pillage Europe under Attila, stopped at Troyes. Pope Leo I turns Attila from Rome 452 453 Death of Attila, collapse of Huns empire begins. Gaiseric's Vandals sack Rome 455 Following the civil war of 456, German Ricimer rules Rome.
460s 466-83 Visigoths conquer Spain	470s Emperor Leo's Navy (largest in Roman history) fails to conquer Vandals 476 "Fall of Rome" when barbarian general Odoacer claims Italy as his Kingdom.
480s 474-491 Zeno [E] 488 Upon the invitation of Zeno, Theodoric leads Ostrogothic army into Italy to expel Odoacer. 489 Ostrogoth victories at Isonzo & Milan 481 Clovis I begins conquest of Gaul	490s 474-491 Zeno [E] 491-518 Anastasius I [E] 493-526 Theodoric the Great King of Italy 490 Theodoric wins at the Adda 493 Theodoric captures Ravenna, invites Odoacer, his son and chief officers to a banquet to celebrate treaty for joint rule of Italy, then kills them. 481-511 Clovis, king of Franks, baptized 496

400s