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Attila the Hun overruns Illyrium, Thrace, Dacia, Mesia. and Scythia. 448 The Romans engage to pay a heavy tribute of gold to Attila. - The Saxons first come into Britain invited by Vortigern. 449 Merovœus King of the Franks. 450 MARCIAN Emperor of the East.

Attila ravages Germany and France. 451 Theodoric, King of the Visigoths, killed in battle. -the Huns defeated by Ætius.

The fourth General Council held at Chalcedon. 452 Foundation of the city of Venice. 455 PETRONIUS MAXIMUS Emperor of the West.

AVITUS Emperor of the West.

Rome taken and plundered by Genseric the Vandal. 456 Childerick King of the Franks. 457 LEO THE GREAT Emperor of the East.

MAJORIANUS Emperor of the West.

A. D. 461 SEVERUS Emperor of the West raised by Ricimer.

Pope Hilarius. 463 Paschal Cycle invented by Victorius of Aquitain. 467 ANTHEMIUS Emperor of the West. 468 Euric King of the Visigoths drives the Romans out of Spain. -- Pope Simplicius. 470 Ælla the Saxon takes possession of the kingdom of Sussex. 471 defeats all the British princes. 472 Great erruption of Mount Vesuvius seen from Constantinople. -- OLYBIUS Emperor of the West. 473 GLYCERIUS Emperor of the West degraded and stripped by 474 JULIUS NEPOS Emperor of the West. -- ZENO Emperor of the East. 475 AUGUSTULUS ROMULUS Emperor of the West, raised by his father Orestes, General to Nepos. 476 Orestes put to death by Odoacer, King of the Heruli. -- -- Rome taken by Odoacer, now King of Italy.