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Khosrow I becomes king of the Sassanid Empire following the death of his father Kavad I. He starts negotiations with…
Election of pope Felix IV following the death of pope John I earlier that year.
The Franks are defeated by the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce
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.
Emperor Avitus enters Italy with a Gallic army and consolidates his power.
Western Roman Emperor Valentinian III murders his general Flavius Aetius on instigation of eunuch Heraclius and…
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.
Election of pope Celestine I following the death of pope Boniface I earlier that month.
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
Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His Frankish magister…