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Saint Patrick, aged about 16, is captured by Irish pirates from his home in Great Britain and taken as a slave to Irelan

Saint Patrick, aged about 16, is captured by Irish pirates from his home in Great Britain and taken as a slave to Ireland (traditional date)

Saint Patrick, aged about 16, is captured by Irish pirates from his home in Great Britain and taken as a slave to Ireland (traditional date)

Events Before

  1. Saint Boniface I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

    Saint Boniface I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

  2. St. Celestine I begins his reign as the Catholic Pope

    St. Celestine I begins his reign as the Catholic Pope

  3. Valentinian III is elevated to Roman Emperor, at the age of 6

    Valentinian II (Latin: Valentinianus; 371 – 15 May 392) was a Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman Empire between AD 375 and 392.

  4. Council of Ephesus (3rd ecumenical council) opens to settle dispute between Nestorius, Bishop of Constantinople and Cyri

    Council of Ephesus (3rd ecumenical council) opens to settle dispute between Nestorius, Bishop of Constantinople and Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria

Events After

  1. K'inich Yax K'uk Mo', founding ruler of Maya city of Copán, marks completion of an important calendrical cycle under May

    K'inich Yax K'uk Mo', founding ruler of Maya city of Copán, marks completion of an important calendrical cycle under Maya Long Count calendar (Stela 63). Oldest known inscription from Copán.

  2. Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emp

    Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople. This unifies the two branches of the House of Theodosius

  3. The Theodosian Code of Roman laws proclaimed in the Eastern Empire (first law reforms since 295)

    The Theodosian Code of Roman laws proclaimed in the Eastern Empire (first law reforms since 295)

  4. Theodosian Code of Roman laws is proclaimed in the Western Empire (first law reforms since 295)

    Theodosian Code of Roman laws is proclaimed in the Western Empire (first law reforms since 295)

  5. The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take the city of Carthage in North Africa

    The Vandals were a Germanic people who were first mentioned in the written records as the inhabitants of what is now Poland, during the period of the Roman Empire.

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