Tables of History : A.D. 400 - 499

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401
  • Visigoths invade Italy
    Under the leadership of Alaric, the Visigoths move into the Italian peninsula.
410
  • Visigoths sack Rome
  • Rome renounces claim to Britannia
411
  • St. Augustine of Hippo writes "The City of God"
430
  • St. Augustine of Hippo dies
431
  • Council of Ephesus
    Church leaders meet to condemn as heretics the adherents of Nestorianism and Pelagianism.
436
  • Final Roman troops depart Britannia
439
  • Vandals conquer Carthage and Africa
451
  • Council of Chalcedon
    Church leaders meet. Definition of Faith (against Apollinarianism, Nestorianism and Eutychianism) is approved, as is the Tome of Leo.
452
  • Foundation of Venice
    The city of Venice is founded in the Lagoon of Venice by fugitives from the Hun army of Attila.
453
  • Attila dies
455
  • Vandals sack Rome
476
  • End of West Roman Empire
    Odoacer captures deposes the last West Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustulus, and is proclaimed King of Italy.
  • Proclus becomes head of the Academy
    The Neo-Platonist philosopher Proclus takes over the position of head of the Platonic Academy at Athens.
491
  • The Armenian Church declares itself independent of Rome and Byzantium

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