May -
Flavius Felix, his wife and a
deacon are accused of plotting against Aetius. They are arrested in
Ravenna and executed. Aetius is granted the title of patricius (Roman
nobility).
The
Huns led by
Octar attack the
Burgundians, who occupied territory on the
Rhine near the city of
Worms (
Germany). During the fighting Octar dies, and his army is destroyed.[1]
Asia
Feng Ba abdicates as emperor of the
Northern Yan, one of the states vying for control of
China. He is succeeded by his brother
Feng Hong.
Hippo Regius becomes the capital of the Vandal Kingdom. After 14 months of hunger and disease, the
Vandals ravage the city. Emperor
Theodosius II sends an imperial fleet with an army under command of
Aspar, and lands at
Carthage.
Justa Grata Honoria, older sister of Valentinian, becomes
pregnant from an officer in her household. Circles in the court at
Ravenna assume inevitably that Honoria is planning to raise her
paramour to imperial rank and challenge her brother. Valentinian then has him executed.[7]
The
Vandals in
North Africa defeat the Roman general
Aspar and force him to withdraw. He serves as
consul at Constantinople.
Europe
Attila, king of the Huns, consolidates his power in the
Hungarian capital, probably on the site of
Buda (modern
Budapest). He jointly rules the kingdom with his brother
Bleda.
December 8 – On the Mayan calendar, the era of the 9th Baktun begins. There is a change in political alliances just preceding the event when royal personages from the Mexican highland city of Teotihuacan consolidate power individually as Mayan kings.[citation needed]
A
synod at Constantinople attempts to impinge on the
Pope's rights in
Illyria.
Proclus tries to implement the synod's decisions, and Pope
Sixtus III reminds the Illyrian
bishops of their obligations to his
vicar at
Thessaloniki.
The Vandals establish a North African
granary that enables them to enforce their will on other nations, who are dependent on
North Africa for
grain and other
food staples.
By topic
Religion
Isaac the Great, Armenian apostolic
patriarch, dies at Ashtishat. He helped to develop a Greek-inspired
alphabet, and translate the
Bible, along with various Christian writings, into
Armenian.
The Historia Ecclesiastica of
Socrates of Constantinople is concluded, perhaps due to the author's death.
^Stroik, Duncan (2009). The Church Building as a Sacred Place: Beauty, Transcendence, and the Eternal. Chicago: Hillenbrand Books. p. 75.
ISBN978-1-59525-037-7.
^Guiley, Rosemary (2001). The Encyclopedia of Saints. New York: Facts on File. p. 72.
ISBN978-1-43813-026-2.
^Shalev-Hurvitz, Vered (2015). Holy Sites Encircled: The Early Byzantine Concentric Churches of Jerusalem. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 154.
ISBN978-0-19965-377-5.
^Flanagan, Bernadette; Lanzetta, Beverly (2014). Embracing Solitude: Women and New Monasticism. Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books. p. 60.
ISBN9781606083376.
May -
Flavius Felix, his wife and a
deacon are accused of plotting against Aetius. They are arrested in
Ravenna and executed. Aetius is granted the title of patricius (Roman
nobility).
The
Huns led by
Octar attack the
Burgundians, who occupied territory on the
Rhine near the city of
Worms (
Germany). During the fighting Octar dies, and his army is destroyed.[1]
Asia
Feng Ba abdicates as emperor of the
Northern Yan, one of the states vying for control of
China. He is succeeded by his brother
Feng Hong.
Hippo Regius becomes the capital of the Vandal Kingdom. After 14 months of hunger and disease, the
Vandals ravage the city. Emperor
Theodosius II sends an imperial fleet with an army under command of
Aspar, and lands at
Carthage.
Justa Grata Honoria, older sister of Valentinian, becomes
pregnant from an officer in her household. Circles in the court at
Ravenna assume inevitably that Honoria is planning to raise her
paramour to imperial rank and challenge her brother. Valentinian then has him executed.[7]
The
Vandals in
North Africa defeat the Roman general
Aspar and force him to withdraw. He serves as
consul at Constantinople.
Europe
Attila, king of the Huns, consolidates his power in the
Hungarian capital, probably on the site of
Buda (modern
Budapest). He jointly rules the kingdom with his brother
Bleda.
December 8 – On the Mayan calendar, the era of the 9th Baktun begins. There is a change in political alliances just preceding the event when royal personages from the Mexican highland city of Teotihuacan consolidate power individually as Mayan kings.[citation needed]
A
synod at Constantinople attempts to impinge on the
Pope's rights in
Illyria.
Proclus tries to implement the synod's decisions, and Pope
Sixtus III reminds the Illyrian
bishops of their obligations to his
vicar at
Thessaloniki.
The Vandals establish a North African
granary that enables them to enforce their will on other nations, who are dependent on
North Africa for
grain and other
food staples.
By topic
Religion
Isaac the Great, Armenian apostolic
patriarch, dies at Ashtishat. He helped to develop a Greek-inspired
alphabet, and translate the
Bible, along with various Christian writings, into
Armenian.
The Historia Ecclesiastica of
Socrates of Constantinople is concluded, perhaps due to the author's death.
^Stroik, Duncan (2009). The Church Building as a Sacred Place: Beauty, Transcendence, and the Eternal. Chicago: Hillenbrand Books. p. 75.
ISBN978-1-59525-037-7.
^Guiley, Rosemary (2001). The Encyclopedia of Saints. New York: Facts on File. p. 72.
ISBN978-1-43813-026-2.
^Shalev-Hurvitz, Vered (2015). Holy Sites Encircled: The Early Byzantine Concentric Churches of Jerusalem. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 154.
ISBN978-0-19965-377-5.
^Flanagan, Bernadette; Lanzetta, Beverly (2014). Embracing Solitude: Women and New Monasticism. Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books. p. 60.
ISBN9781606083376.