406

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This article is about the year 406. For the number, see 406 (number). For other uses, see 406 (disambiguation).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	4th century – 5th century – 6th century
Decades:	370s 380s 390s – 400s – 410s 420s 430s
Years:	403 404 405 – 406 – 407 408 409

406 by topic
Politics
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Births – Deaths
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406 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar	406 CDVI
Ab urbe condita	1159
Armenian calendar	N/A
Assyrian calendar	5156
Bahá'í calendar	−1438 – −1437
Bengali calendar	−187
Berber calendar	1356
English Regnal year	N/A
Buddhist calendar	950
Burmese calendar	−232
Byzantine calendar	5914–5915
Chinese calendar	乙巳年 (Wood Snake) 3102 or 3042 — to — 丙午年 (Fire Horse) 3103 or 3043
Coptic calendar	122–123
Discordian calendar	1572
Ethiopian calendar	398–399
Hebrew calendar	4166–4167
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	462–463
- Shaka Samvat	328–329
- Kali Yuga	3507–3508
Holocene calendar	10406
Igbo calendar	−594 – −593
Iranian calendar	216 BP – 215 BP
Islamic calendar	223 BH – 222 BH
Japanese calendar	N/A
Juche calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	406 CDVI
Korean calendar	2739
Minguo calendar	1506 before ROC 民前1506年
Thai solar calendar	949
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Year 406 (CDVI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Arcadius and Probus (or, less frequently, year 1159 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 406 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

Siege of Florence: Stilicho defeats with help from Hunnic forces under Uldin, as well as Alan and Gothic cavalry an army of 20,000 warriors led by Radagaisus. He sends a heavily guarded convoy of provisions into the town and laid siege, by constructing a line of blockhouses, connected by trenches. After two months Stilicho relieves the siege and liberates the city.
Radagaisus is forced to retreat into the hills of Fiesole. There he tries to escape, but is captured by the Romans.
August 23 – Radagaisus is executed, 12,000 "barbarians" are incorporated into the Roman army or sold as slaves.
Autumn – The remaining Roman legions in Britain decided to mutiny. The usurper Marcus is proclaimed emperor.
The Vandals led by Godigisel are intercepted and defeated by the Franks under Marcomir. Godigisel is killed in battle and succeeded by his son Gunderic.
December 31 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine at Mogontiacum (modern Mainz), beginning an invasion of Gaul (traditional date, this may have occurred in 405).

Asia

Fa-Hien, Chinese traveler, arrives in India. He visit the major seats of Buddhist learning (Udyana, Peshawar, and Taxila).
Hanzei succeeds his brother Richu, and becomes the 18th emperor of Japan.

By topic

Agriculture

Cultivation of rye, oats, hops, and spelt (a wheat used for livestock feed) is introduced into Europe by the invading Vandals, Alans, and Scirii, who also introduce a heavy wheeled plow to be used for farming.

Religion

Stained glass is used for the first time in churches in Rome.

Births

Attila the Hun, ruler of the Hunnic Empire (approximate date)
Shao Di, emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty (d. 424)

Deaths

Alban of Mainz, priest and martyr (approximate date)
Godigisel, king of the Vandals
Gu Kaizhi, Chinese painter (b. c. 344)
August 23 – Radagaisus, Gothic king
Zhang Tianxi, ruler of Former Liang (b. 346)

References

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