5th century

2007 Concise Encyclopedia. Related subjects: General history

Centuries:	4th century - 5th century - 6th century
Decades:	400s 410s 420s 430s 440s 450s 460s 470s 480s 490s

Europe in 450

The 5th century is the period from 401 - 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era.

Overview

The events for which the 5th century is best known for is the Fall of Rome to Germanic tribes, ending the 600-year rule of the Romans in Western Europe. The Roman Empire continued as the Byzantine Empire in the Eastern Mediterranean until 1453. Other notable events include the founding of Chichen Itza and the writing of The City of God by St. Augustine.

Events

Romulus Augustus, Last Western Roman Emperor

410: Rome sacked by Visigoths, St. Augustine writes The City of God
439: Vandals conquer Carthage
At some point after 440, the Anglo-Saxons settle in Britain. The traditional story is that they were invited there by Vortigern.
452: Pope Leo I allegedly meets personally with Attila the Hun and convinces him not to sack Rome
455: Vandals sack Rome
455: Chichen Itza of Mexico founded
476, August 28: Deposition of Romulus Augustulus by Odoacer: traditional date for the Fall of Rome.
480: Death of Julius Nepos in Dalmatia, the last de jure Western Roman Emperor.
Buddhism reaches Myanmar and Indonesia.
According to the Book of Mormon, Moroni buries the Golden Plates and ends the record around 421.
African and Indonesian settlers reach Madagascar.
Hopewell culture ends.

Significant persons

Agatharcos - Greek artist
Flavius Aëtius, last of the great Roman generals
Alaric I, king of the Visigoths that sacked Rome
Attila the Hun
Augustine of Hippo, bishop, theologian
Bodhidharma, founder of Zen Buddhism
John Chrysostom, Patriarch of Constantinople
Cyril of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
Faxian, Chinese Buddhist monk
Hawaiiloa, discovered and settled Hawaii
Huiyuan, Chinese Buddhist
Hypatia of Alexandria, woman philosopher
St. Jerome hermit, cleric, Bible translator
Pope Leo I
Saint Mesrob, Armenian monk
Niall Noigiallach, founder of one of Ireland's greatest dynasties.
St. Patrick, completed the conversion to Christianity in Ireland
Socrates Scholasticus, Byzantine Church historian
Sozomen, Christian church historian
Theoderic the Great, Ostrogothic king

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

stirrup invented in China
heavy plow in use in Slavic lands
metal horseshoes become common in Gaul
Anglo-Saxon Futhorc alphabet used in England
Armenian alphabet created by Mesrob Mashtots c. 405

Decades and years

390s	390	391	392	393	394	395	396	397	398	399
400s	400	401	402	403	404	405	406	407	408	409
410s	410	411	412	413	414	415	416	417	418	419
420s	420	421	422	423	424	425	426	427	428	429
430s	430	431	432	433	434	435	436	437	438	439
440s	440	441	442	443	444	445	446	447	448	449
450s	450	451	452	453	454	455	456	457	458	459
460s	460	461	462	463	464	465	466	467	468	469
470s	470	471	472	473	474	475	476	477	478	479
480s	480	481	482	483	484	485	486	487	488	489
490s	490	491	492	493	494	495	496	497	498	499
500s	500	501	502	503	504	505	506	507	508	509

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Selected Articles

Jordan Opens 5th Century Church to Tourists

...Church which dated back to the 5th century, in the ancient Nabataean city...was converted from a house in the 5th century, some two centuries younger than...was (changed into church in the 5th century and still) in use until the late...

July 8, 1998; Xinhua English Newswire

Sigiriya. Painting believed to date back to the 5th century. (PAR108280)

...Painting believed to date back to the 5th century. Keywords: asian south asian origin...painting believed to date back to the 5th century. sigiriya. painting believed to date back to the 5th century. 1984 Magnum Photos

January 1, 1984; Magnum Photos

CHINA. SHANXI province. 2001. DATONG Yungang Buddhist grottoes dating back to the 5th Century A.D (PAR215143)