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Events

By Place

Western Roman Empire

Europe

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Western Roman Empire

★ April 7 — The Huns sack Metz.

★ June 20 — The Huns and the Ostrogoths facing the Romans and the Visigoths achieve at best a draw in the Battle of Chalons. After the battle, between 10,000 and 20,000 men lie dead on the Catalaunian Fields.

Europe

★ Battle of Vartanantz: Armenian army is defeated by the Persians, and their rebel leader, Saint Vartan, dies. Despite the loss, Armenians consider this battle to have been a moral and religious victory, since the Persian king out of respect for their efforts allowed them to remain Christian. The anniversary is a national and religious holiday.

Asia

★ Sassanid ruler Yazdegerd II's decree abolishes the Sabbath and orders executions of Jewish leaders, including the Exilarch Mar Nuna.

By Topic

Religion

★ October 8 — Council of Chalcedon, Ecumenical council of the Christian church. As a result of this council the Oriental Orthodox churches became a separate communion.

★ Jerusalem becomes a Patriarchate.

★ Dioscorus of Alexandria is deposed as Patriarch of Antioch.

Births

★ Jacob of Serugh — Syriac author

★ Brigid of Ireland — Irish saint

Deaths

★ Theodoric, king of the Visigoths (killed in battle)

★ Liu Yikang

★ Tuoba Huang