408
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- This article is about the year 408. For other uses, see 408 (number).For the area code, see Area code 408.
| Centuries: | 4th century · 5th century · 6th century |
| Decades: | 370s 380s 390s 400s 410s 420s 430s |
| Years: | 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 |
| 408 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 408 CDVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1161 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Chinese calendar | 3044/3104-11-17 (丁未年十一月十七日) — to —
3045/3105-11-28(戊申年十一月廿八日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 400 – 401 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4168 – 4169 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 463 – 464 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 330 – 331 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3509 – 3510 |
| Iranian calendar | 214 BP – 213 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 221 BH – 220 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1068 (皇紀1068年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 10408 |
| Thai solar calendar | 951 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By Place
[edit] Western Roman Empire
- In the summer of this year, the usurper Constantine III captures Hispania, destroying the loyalist forces defending it.
- September - Alaric, King of the Visigoths, lays siege to Rome.
[edit] Eastern Roman Empire
- Theodosius II succeeds his father Arcadius as Emperor of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire. Due to Theodosius' young age, the Praetorian prefect, Anthemius, acts as emperor.
- Under Uldin, the Huns attack the Eastern Empire, setting fire to various frontier forts and taking control of the Castra Martis. The Romans try to negotiate, but Uldin demands an exorbitant gold tribute in return for his withdrawal. This demand is rejected and the Romans begin to push the Huns back across the Danube.
