455
Years:
451
452
453
454
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455
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456
457
458
459
Decades
:
420s
430s
440s
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450s
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460s
470s
480s
Centuries
:
4th century
-
5th century
-
6th century
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Events
June 2
-
Gaiseric
leads the
Vandals
into
Rome
and plunder the city for two weeks. They depart with countless valuables, spoils of the
Temple in Jerusalem
brought to Rome by
Titus
, and the Empress
Eudoxia
and her daughters
Eudocia
and Placidia.
July 9
- Roman military commander
Avitus
is proclaimed emperor of the western
Roman Empire
.
The
Ostrogoths
conquer
Pannonia
and
Dalmatia
.
Earliest recorded date at
Chichen Itza
.
Skandagupta succeeds
Kumaragupta
as ruler of the
Gupta Empire
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Births
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Deaths
March 16
-
Valentinian III
, west Roman emperor, (murdered by former soldiers of
Aetius
)
May 31
-
Petronius Maximus
, west Roman emperor (murdered by a Roman mob)
Kumaragupta
- emperor of the
Gupta Empire