5th century Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Events== [[File:East-Hem 500ad.jpg|thumb|300px|Eastern Hemisphere at the end of the 5th century AD.]] * [[380]] β [[415]]: [[Chandragupta II]] reigns over the golden age of the [[Gupta Empire]]. * [[399]] β [[412]]: The Chinese [[Buddhist]] monk [[Faxian]] sails through the [[Indian Ocean]] and travels throughout [[Sri Lanka]] and India to gather Buddhist scriptures. * [[401]]: [[Kumarajiva]], a Buddhist monk and translator of [[sutras]] into Chinese, arrives in [[Chang'an]]. * Early 5th century: [[Baptistry of Neon]], [[Ravenna]], [[Italy]], is built. * 5th century: [[North Acropolis, Tikal]], [[Guatemala]], is built. [[Mayan culture]]. * [[405]]: [[Mesrop Mashtots]] introduces number 36 of the 38 letters of the newly created [[Armenian Alphabet]]. * [[406]]: The eastern frontier of the [[Western Roman Empire]] collapses as waves of [[Suebi]], [[Alans]], and [[Vandals]] cross the then-frozen river [[Rhine]] near [[Mainz]] and enter [[Gaul]]. * [[407]]: [[Constantine III (western emperor)|Constantine III]] leads many of the Roman military units from Britain to Gaul and occupies [[Arles]] (Arelate). This is generally seen as Rome's withdrawal from [[Great Britain|Britain]]. * [[410]]: [[Sack of Rome (410)|Rome ransacked]] by the [[Visigoths]] led by King [[Alaric I|Alaric]]. * [[AD 411|411]]: [[Suebi]] establish the [[Suebic Kingdom of Galicia|first independent Christian kingdom]] of Western Europe in [[Gallaecia]]. * [[413]]: [[Augustine of Hippo|St. Augustine]], Bishop of [[Hippo Regius|Hippo]], begins to write [[City of God (book)|The City of God]]. * [[415]] β [[455]]: [[Kumaragupta]], Gupta emperor. * [[AD 420|420]]: The [[Jin dynasty (265-420)|Jin dynasty]] comes to an end by [[Emperor Wu of Liu Song|Liu Yu]]. * [[AD 420|420]] β [[589]]: [[Northern and Southern dynasties]] in [[China]]. * [[426]]: [[K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo']] reestablish [[Copan]]. [[File:CPN WEST COURT 01.jpg|thumbnail|[[Copan]]]] * [[430]]: The [[Ilopango (volcano)|Ilopango]] volcano erupts, devastating the [[Maya civilization|Mayan cities]] in present-day [[El Salvador]]. * [[431]]: [[First Council of Ephesus]], the third [[ecumenical council]] which upholds the title ''[[Theotokos]]'' or "mother of God", for [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]], the mother of [[Jesus Christ]]. * [[439]]: [[Vandal]]s [[Battle of Carthage (439)|conquer]] [[Carthage]]. * At some point after [[440]], the [[Anglo-Saxons]] settle in [[Great Britain|Britain]]. The traditional story is that they were invited there by [[Vortigern]]. * [[450]]: Historical linguist [[Albert C. Baugh]] dates [[Old English]] from around this year.<ref>A History of the English Language (D. Appleton-Century Company, 1935)</ref> * [[450]]: Several stone inscriptions are made witness to edicts from West Java. Amongst others, the [[Tugu inscription]] announces decrees of [[Tarumanagara#Age of Purnawarman|Purnavarman]], the King of [[Tarumanagara]], one of the earliest Hindu kingdoms of Java.<ref>Taylor (2003), p. 19.</ref> (up until the year 669) * [[451]]: [[Council of Chalcedon]], the fourth ecumenical council which taught of Jesus Christ as one divine person in two natures. * [[451]]: The [[Sasanian Empire|Persians]] declare war on the [[Armenians]]. * [[451]]: The [[Huns]] under [[Attila]] facing the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] and the [[Visigoths]] are defeated in the [[Battle of Chalons]].<ref>Roberts, J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994.</ref> * [[452]]: The [[Metropolis]] of [[Aquileia]] is destroyed by Attila and his army. * [[452]]: [[Pope Leo I]] meets in person with Attila on the [[Mincio]] River and convinces him not to ransack Rome. * [[453]]: Death of Attila. The [[History of the Huns|Hunnic Empire]] is divided between Attila's sons. * [[454]]: [[Battle of Nedao]]. Germanic tribes destroy the main Hunnic army and do away with Hunnic domination. * [[455]]: Vandals [[Sack of Rome (455)|sack]] Rome. * [[455]]: The city of [[Chichen Itza]] is founded in Mexico. * [[455]] β [[467]]: [[Skandagupta]], the last great Gupta emperor. * [[469]]: Death of [[Dengizich]], last [[Khan (title)|Khan]] of the [[History of the Huns|Hunnic Empire]]. * [[470]]: [[Riothamus]], King of the Britons, helps the Roman Emperor in [[Brittany]] against the [[Visigoths]]. * [[476]]: Deposition of [[Romulus Augustulus]] by [[Odoacer]]: traditional date for the [[Fall of Rome]] in the West. * [[477]] or [[495]]: Chan Buddhists found the [[Shaolin Monastery]] on [[Mount Song]] in [[Henan]], [[China]]. * [[File:Solidus Romulus Augustus-RIC 3406.jpg|thumb|300px|Romulus Augustus, Last Western Roman Emperor]][[480]]: Assassination of [[Julius Nepos]], the last ''de jure'' Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, in [[Dalmatia]]. * [[481]]: [[Clovis I]] becomes King of the [[Western Franks]] upon the death of [[Childeric I]]. * [[482]]: Territory of modern [[Ukraine]] is established in [[Kiev]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/guide/about-kyiv/kyivs-1530th-birthday-marked-with-fun-protest-1-128618.html|title=Kyiv's 1,530th birthday marked with fun, protest|date=31 May 2012}}</ref> * [[486]]: Clovis defeats [[Syagrius]] and conquers the last free remnants of the [[Western Roman Empire]]. * [[490]]: (approximate date) Battle of [[Mount Badon]]. According to [[legend]], British forces led by [[King Arthur]] defeated the invading [[Saxons]]. * [[491]]: King [[Clovis I]] defeats and subjugates the Kingdom of [[Thuringia]] in Germany. * [[493]]: [[Theodoric the Great]] ousts Odoacer to become [[King of Italy]]. * [[494]]: Northern [[Gaul]] is united under the [[List of Frankish kings|Frankish King]] [[Clovis I]], founder of the [[Merovingian dynasty]]. * [[496]]: [[Battle of Tolbiac]]. King Clovis subjugates the [[Alamanni]], and is baptized as a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] with a large number of Franks by [[Saint Remigius|Remigius]], bishop of [[Reims]]. * [[Buddhism]] reaches [[Burma]] and [[Indonesia]]. * [[Africa]]n and [[Indonesians|Indonesian]] settlers reach [[Madagascar]]. * The [[Hopewell tradition]] comes to an end in [[North America]]. * [[Tbilisi]] is founded by King [[Vakhtang Gorgasali]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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