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    The 5th century is the period from 401 - 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era.


        5th century
            Overview
            Events
            Significant persons
            Inventions, discoveries, introductions
            Decades and years

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    Overview

    The events for which the 5th century is best known for is the Fall of Rome to Germanic tribes, ending the 600-year rule of the Romans in Western Europe. The Roman Empire continued as the Byzantine Empire in the Eastern Mediterranean until 1453. Other notable events include the founding of Chichen Itza and the writing of The City of God by St. Augustine.

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    Events

      455: Vandals sack Rome

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    Significant persons
      Faxian, Chinese Buddhist monk
      St. Patrick, completed the conversion to Christianity in Ireland
      Sozomen, Christian church historian

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    Inventions, discoveries, introductions
      heavy plow in use in Slavic lands

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    Decades and years







     
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