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In 402, the Geougen, a nomadic Tartar people of northern Asia who had gradually replaced the Sienpi as the dominant people of the vast plains of Mongolia and Siberia during the fourth century, extended their conquests by defeating the Huns on the upper Volga, who themselves had once been masters of the lands from which their victors had come. [4]
The 5th century is the time period from AD 401 (represented by the Roman numerals CDI) through AD 500 (D) in accordance with the Julian calendar. The 5th century is noted for being a period of migration and political instability throughout Eurasia. It saw the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, which came to a
Year 405 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Stilicho and Anthemius (or, less frequently, year 1158 Ab urbe condita ).
405. Niall of the Nine Hostages leads Irish raids along the south coast. [1] 407. Army in Britain proclaims Constantine III as Emperor. [1] 409. Army rebels against Constantine. [1] Saxons raid Britain. [1] 410. Emperor Honorius recalls the last legions from Britain. [1] 429. The Pope sends Saint Germanus to Britain, who defeats the Pelagians ...
405. Ricimer, de facto ruler of the Western Roman Empire (approximate date) Salvian, Christian writer (approximate date) Yuan Qigui, empress and wife of Wen of Liu Song (d. 440) [16] 406. Attila the Hun, ruler of the Hunnic Empire (approximate date) (d. 453) Lu Xiujing [17] Shao Di, emperor of the Liu Song dynasty (d. 424) 407
Dacia (complete list) –; Charnabon, King (5th century BC); Illyrian Kingdoms (complete list); Grabos I, King of Grabei; Sirras, maybe a son of Grabos, a prince, royal member and perhaps prince-regent of Lynkestis (Lyncestis) in Upper Macedonia for his father-in-law King Arrhabaeus (c. 423–393 BC)
The date used as the end of the ancient era is arbitrary. The transition period from Classical Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages is known as Late Antiquity.Late Antiquity is a periodization used by historians to describe the transitional centuries from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages, in both mainland Europe and the Mediterranean world: generally from the end of the Roman Empire's ...
Some of the greatest figures of Western cultural and intellectual history lived in Athens during this period: the dramatists Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Euripides, and Sophocles, the philosophers Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates, the historians Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon, the poet Simonides and the sculptor Phidias. The city became, in ...