On This Day

St Boniface I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

St Boniface I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

St Boniface I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

Events Before

  1. Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania

    The Alans (Latin: Alani) were an ancient and medieval Iranic nomadic pastoral people who migrated to what is today the North Caucasus; some continued on to Europe and later North Africa.

  2. Rome is overrun by Visigoths under Alaric I for the first time in nearly 800 years, seen as the fall of the Western Roma

    Rome is overrun by Visigoths under Alaric I for the first time in nearly 800 years, seen as the fall of the Western Roman Empire

  3. King Ataulf of Narbonne marries emperor Honorius sister Galle Placidia

    King Ataulf of Narbonne marries emperor Honorius sister Galle Placidia

  4. Jewish autonomy in Palestine ended by the Romans and Raban Gamliel forced from office

    Jewish autonomy in Palestine ended by the Romans and Raban Gamliel forced from office

  5. Saint Zosimus begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    Saint Zosimus begins his reign as Catholic Pope

Events After

  1. Antipope Eulalius loses to Pope Boniface I after both were elected in a dual election and becomes bishop of Napete

    Antipope Eulalius loses to Pope Boniface I after both were elected in a dual election and becomes bishop of Napete

  2. Aelia Eudocia Athenais of Athens marries Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II

    Aelia Eudocia Augusta (Ancient Greek: Αιλία Ευδοκία Αυγούστα; c. 400 – 460 AD), also called Saint Eudocia, was an Eastern Roman empress by marriage to Emperor Theodosius II (r. 408–450).

  3. Flavius Constantine becomes Co-Emperor as Emperor Constantius III of the Western Roman Empire with Honorius

    In modern historiography, the Western Roman Empire was the Roman Empire's western provinces collectively during any period in which they were administered separately from the eastern provinces by a...

  4. City of Venice is founded, at noon on a Friday

    City of Venice is founded, at noon on a Friday

  5. Saint Boniface I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

    Saint Boniface I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

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