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Battle of Adda: The Goths under Theodoric the Great and his ally Alaric II defeat the forces of Odoacer on the Adda…
Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.
Odoacer, chieftain of the Germanic tribes (Herulic – Scirian foederati), is proclaimed rex Italiae ("King of Italy")…
The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.
Western Roman Emperor Anthemius is killed by troops of the Roman Gothic general Ricimer.
Western Roman Emperor Majorian is arrested near Tortona (northern Italy) and deposed by the Suebian general Ricimer.
Attila leads a Hun army in the invasion of Italy, devastating the northern provinces as he heads for Rome
Sack of Aquileia: After an earlier defeat on the Catalaunian Plains, Attila lays siege to the metropolis of Aquileia…
Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empire takes place
Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius battles Attila the Hun
Election of pope Sixtus III following the death of pope Celestine I four days prior.
The Western Roman army under Stilicho corners and defeats the Ostrogothic army in the battle of Faesulae.
Emperor Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto
Roman Emperor Gratian is murdered at a banquet after having surrendered to the forces of rival emperor Magnus Maximus.
Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is…
The Roman emperor Julian defeats the Sasanian army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sasanian capital,
Roman emperor Julian is fatally wounded by Sassanid troops in a skirmish close to Samarra while retreating from his fail
Roman–Persian Wars: Emperor Julian arrives at Antioch with a Roman expeditionary force (60,000 men) and stays there…
Election of Pope Liberius following the death of Pope Julius I in the previous month
Battle of Adrianople: Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.