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Contents

Events

By Place

Western Roman Empire

Eastern Roman Empire

Europe

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Western Roman Empire

★ Aëtius pushes the Franks back across the Somme.

Eastern Roman Empire

★ Marcian, future Eastern Roman Emperor, is captured while fighting the Vandals.

Europe

★ Hippo Regius becomes the capital of the Vandal kingdom.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

★ Greek Neoplatonist philosopher Proclus begins studying at the Academy in Athens.

Religion

★ June — Council of Ephesus: Nestorianism is rejected, the Nicene creed is declared to be complete. Nestorius is deposed from his see.

★ October 1 — Maximianus is enthroned as Patriarch of Constantinople.

★ Pope Celestine I dispatches Palladius to serve as bishop to the Irish

Births

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Deaths

★ June 22, Saint Paulinus of Nola, early Christian bishop, poet

★ Qifu Mumo