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Events

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Western Roman Empire

Europe

Asia

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Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

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Western Roman Empire

★ Alaric I deposes Priscus Attalus as Emperor.

★ August 24 — Visigoths under Alaric I sack Rome.

★ August 27 — Visigoths' sack of Rome ends. They depart with numerous valuables, though the damage is said to have been rather light. This marks the first time since 390 BC that Rome had been sacked.

★ Emperor Honorius tells Britain to look to its own defenses, effectively ending Roman rule in Britain.

★ General Constantius III is elevated to the position of magister militum.

Europe

★ Ataulf succeeds his brother-in-law Alaric I as king of the Visigoths.

Asia

★ Prithivisena becomes king of the Vakataka in the Deccan.

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Religion

★ Council of Seleucia: Persian Christians create a national church and adopt the Nicene Creed.

Births

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Deaths

★ Alaric I, king of the Visigoths

★ Kumarajiva, Buddhist monk who contributed to the introduction of Buddhism in China and Kashmir

★ Murong Chao

★ Yujiulü Shelun