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454 CE

454 CE in world history: 2 events, 1 birth, 3 deaths and 1 state founded. 161 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 21 September

    Emperor Valentinian III murders his general Aetius

    Valentinian III killed Flavius Aetius with his own hands during a meeting in Ravenna. The West lost the commander who had checked Attila; Valentinian was himself assassinated six months later.

  2. Battle

    Battle of Nedao

    The Battle of Nedao was fought in 454 in Pannonia between the sons of Attila and a coalition of their former subject peoples led by the Gepid king Ardaric.

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Born in 454 CE 1

Died in 454 CE 3

States founded 1

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