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410 CE

410 CE in world history: 3 events, 2 deaths and 1 state that came to an end. 149 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 24 August

    Alaric's Visigoths sack Rome

    The Visigoths under Alaric entered Rome and plundered it for three days, the first time the city had fallen to a foreign enemy in some 800 years. The shock prompted Augustine's City of God.

    Visigoths
ProfileState105 states with a known seat in 410 CEOpen the atlas at 410 CE →

In the profiles

  • Roman EmpireAlaric's Visigoths sack Rome, shattering the myth of Roman invulnerability
  • Roman BritainHonorius reportedly tells the cities of Britain to look to their own defence

Died in 410 CE 2

States that came to an end 1

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