5th Century Western History


	The 5th Century CE	400s CE

400s - Macrobius composes his Saturnalia c.400 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 sack Rome 415 Alexandrian Christians murder pagan female philosopher Hypatia.
420s - Univ of Constantinople 425 Augustine's The City of God explains barbarian victories over Rome 426 Vandals conquer Africa 429	430s - 425-455 Valentinian III [W] 408-450 Theodosius II [E] Council of Ephesus 431 affirms Nicene Creed 438 Theodosian Code, unifies last 100 years of Roman Law. 439 Gaiseric 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.	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 German Recimer rules Rome 456
460s 466-83 Visigoths conquer Spain	470s Emp 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 begins conquest of Gaul	490s 474-491 Zeno [E] 491-518 Anastasius II [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