5th century

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The 5th century is the time period from 400 to 500 Anno Domini (AD) or Common Era (CE) in 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 an end in 476 AD. The Western Roman Empire was ruled by a succession of weak emperors, and true power began to fall increasingly into the hands of powerful generals. Internal instability and the pressing military problem of foreign invaders resulted in the ransacking of Rome by a Visigoth army in 410. Some recovery took place during the following decades, but the Western Empire received another serious blow when a second barbarian group, the Vandals, occupied Carthage, capital of the extremely important province of Africa. Attempts to retake the province were interrupted by the invasion of the Huns under Attila. After Attila's defeat, both Eastern and Western empires joined forces for a final assault on Vandal North Africa, but this campaign was a spectacular failure.

In East Asia, many nomadic tribes migrated into north-east and central China, where they established a series of dynasties. This launched a period of division and conflict between North China and South China.

Towards the end of the 5th century, the Gupta Empire of India was invaded from Central Asia and occupied by elements of the Huna peoples – who may have been related to the Huns who had attacked the Romans (see above).

Events

Romulus Augustus, Last Western Roman Emperor
Copan

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Inventions, discoveries, introductions

References

  1. ↑ A History of the English Language (D. Appleton-Century Company, 1935)
  2. ↑ Taylor (2003), p. 19.
  3. ↑ Roberts, J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994.
  4. ↑ "Kyiv's 1,530th birthday marked with fun, protest".
  5. ↑ "Kalidasa - Indian author". britannica.com.
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