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Western Roman Empire

• Germanic settlers laid siege to Milan
  Milan
  Milan in Italy, is the capital of the region of Lombardia and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while the urban area is the fifth largest in the E.U. with an estimated population of 4.3 million...
  
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• Stilicho
  Stilicho
  Flavius Stilicho was a high-ranking general , Patrician and Consul of the Western Roman Empire, notably of semi-barbarian birth.- Career :...
  
   recalls troops from the frontiers of the Roman Empire
  Roman Empire
  The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean. The term is used to describe the Roman state during and after the time of the first emperor,...
  
   to defend Italy against the Visigoths. On April 6 he defeats them at the Battle of Pollentia
  Battle of Pollentia
  The Battle of Pollentia was fought on 6 April 402 between the Romans and the Visigoths.Since February, the Visigoths, led by Alaric I, had been besieging Mediolanum, the capital of Roman Emperor Honorius, defended by Roman Gothic troops...
  
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• Emperor Honorius
  Honorius
  Honorius may refer to:* Honorius , western Roman emperor 395–423* Honorius of Canterbury , archbishop of Canterbury 627–655* Honoratus of Amiens , bishop of Amiens...
  
   transfers the capital of the Western Empire from Milan
  Milan
  Milan in Italy, is the capital of the region of Lombardia and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while the urban area is the fifth largest in the E.U. with an estimated population of 4.3 million...
  
   to Ravenna
  Ravenna
  Ravenna is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The city is inland, but is connected to the Adriatic Sea by a canal. Ravenna was the capital of the Western Roman Empire till 476. It was later the capital ofKingdom of the Ostrogoths and the Exarchate of Ravenna till 751...
  
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• Arcadius
  Arcadius
  Flavius Arcadius was Byzantine Emperor in the Eastern half of the Roman Empire from 395 until his death.-History:Arcadius was born in Hispania, the elder son of Theodosius I and Aelia Flaccilla, and brother of Honorius, who would become a Western Roman Emperor...
  
   and Honorius
  Honorius
  Honorius may refer to:* Honorius , western Roman emperor 395–423* Honorius of Canterbury , archbishop of Canterbury 627–655* Honoratus of Amiens , bishop of Amiens...
  
   become Roman consuls.

Asia

• Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo
  Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo
  Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo was the nineteenth monarch of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. His full posthumous name roughly means "Very Greatest King, Broad Expander of Territory, buried in Gukgangsang.", sometimes abbreviated to Hotaewang or Taewang...
  
   defeats the Xianbei
  Xianbei
  The Xianbei were a significant nomadic people residing in Manchuria and eastern Mongolia, or Xianbei Shan.-Origins:The Xianbei were descendants of the Donghu, which used to be believed to represent the “Eastern Hu” based on the Chinese record...
  
  s, seizing some of their border fortresses.
• The Avars
  Eurasian Avars
  The Eurasian Avars, sometimes referred to as the European Avars, or Ancient Avars, were a highly organized and powerful confederation of a mixed ethnic background, thought to be closely related to the Mongols, Bulgars, Khazars and other Oghur Turkic peoples of the time...
  
  , led by Shelun (Chö-louen), having defeated the Gaoju Dingling (Kao-kiu Ting-ling) near Kobbo, establish a nomadic empire that ranges from Mongolia
  Mongolia
  Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It borders Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only 24 miles from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator,...
  
   to the Irtysh
  Irtysh
  The Irtysh River is a river in Siberia and is the chief tributary of the river Ob. Its name means White River. It is actually longer than the Ob to their confluence. Irtysh's main affluent is Tobol River...
  
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Religion

• Innocent I
  Pope Innocent I
  Pope Saint Innocent I was pope from 401 to March 12, 417.He was, according to his biographer in the Liber Pontificalis, the son of a man called Innocens of Albano; but according to his contemporary Jerome, his father was Pope Anastasius I , whom he was called by the unanimous voice of the clergy...
  
   succeeds Saint Anastasius I as Pope.
• Jerome
  Jerome
  Saint Jerome was a Christian priest and apologist. He was the son of Eusebius, of the city of Strido, which was on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia...
  
   writes Apologiae contra Rufinum and Liber tertius seu ultima responsio adversus scripta Rufini.
• The Pure Land
  Pure land
  Pure land in the Buddhadharma is an English rendering of the celestial realm or pure abode of a buddha or bodhisattva. Various Buddhadharma traditions have arisen that focus on Pure Lands in various capacities, especially what has been given the nomenclature Pure Land Buddhism...
  
   school of Buddhism
  Buddhism
  Buddhism, as traditionally conceived, is a path of salvation attained through insight into the ultimate nature of reality. It encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha...
  
   founds a monastery upon the top of Mount Lushan
  Mount Lushan
  Mount Lu is a mountain in the People's Republic of China, situated south of the city of Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province, near Lake Poyang. Its highest point is the Dahanyang Peak . The mountain is a prominent tourist attraction, especially domestically.* Hui-yuan founded Pure Land Buddhism here on...
  
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• Porphyry of Gaza
  Porphyry of Gaza
  Saint Porphyry or Saint Porphyrius , Bishop of Gaza 395 - 420, known from the account in his Life for Christianizing the recalcitrant pagan city of Gaza, and demolishing its temples.Porphyry of Gaza is known to us only from the vivid biography by Mark the Deacon...
  
   orders the destruction of pagan temples in Gaza
  Gaza
  Gaza is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 410,000, making it the largest city under the control of the Palestinian National Authority....
  
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• Kumarajiva
  Kumarajiva
  Kumārajīva; , was a Kuchean Buddhist monk, scholar and translator. He first studied teachings of the Sarvastivada schools, later studied under Buddhasvāmin, and finally became a Mahayāna adherent, studying the Madhyamika doctrine of Nagarjuna. He settled in Chang'an...
  
   arrives at Changan and begins translating Buddhist texts into Chinese.