450s

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The 450s decade ran from January 1, 450, to December 31, 459.

Events

450

By place[edit]

Byzantium[edit]
  • July 28 – Emperor Theodosius II, age 49, falls from his horse while hunting at Constantinople and dies soon afterward. He has reigned since 408, mostly under the domination of his Christian sister Pulcheria, who has been allowed to return to court (see 441).
  • August 25 – Pulcheria is forced to marry and co-rule the Eastern Roman Empire. She gives the imperial diadem to the Illyrian (or Thracian) officer and senator Marcian, age 58, and is crowned as empress in the Hippodrome at Constantinople, in the first religious coronation ceremony.
  • Marcian orders the execution (or assassination) of the unpopular court eunuch Chrysaphius. He discontinues the tribute payments to Attila.
  • All the Temples of Aphrodisias (City of Goddess Aphrodite) are demolished and its libraries burned down. The city is renamed Stauroupolis (City of the Cross).
Europe[edit]
Persia[edit]
Asia[edit]

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Agriculture[edit]

451

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Europe[edit]
Persia[edit]

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Religion[edit]

452

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Europe[edit]
China[edit]

453

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Byzantium[edit]
Europe[edit]
Asia[edit]

454

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Roman Empire[edit]
Europe[edit]

455

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Roman Empire[edit]
Britannia[edit]
Asia[edit]
  • Skandagupta succeeds Kumaragupta I as ruler of the Gupta Empire (India). During his reign he crushes the Hun invasion; however, the expense of the wars drains the empire's resources and contributes to its decline.
  • Gaero becomes king of the Korean kingdom of Baekje.[2]
Mesoamerica[edit]

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Commerce[edit]
  • Barter economy replaces organized trade as Romans and other citizens desert their towns for the countryside, where they will be less vulnerable to barbarian raids (approximate date).
Medicine[edit]

456

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Roman Empire[edit]
Britannia[edit]
Asia[edit]
  • After a 10-year reign, Emperor Ankō is assassinated by the 10-year-old Mayowa no Ōkimi (prince Mayowa), in retaliation for the execution of his father. He is succeeded by his brother Yūryaku who becomes the 21st emperor of Japan.

457

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Roman Empire[edit]
Europe[edit]
Persia[edit]

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Religion[edit]

458

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Roman Empire[edit]
Europe[edit]
Asia[edit]

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Exploration and Colonization[edit]
Religion[edit]

459

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Roman Empire[edit]
Britannia[edit]
Europe[edit]
Asia[edit]

Significant people[edit]

Births

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References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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  7. ^ Sidonius Apollinaris, Carmina, V.373–385.
  8. ^ Fasti vindobonenses priores, 583.
  9. ^ Timothy Barnes, "Review: Late Roman Prosopography: Between Theodosius and Justinian", Phoenix, vol. 37, no. 3 (1983), pp. 268–269
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  15. ^ "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Theodoric | king of Italy | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  17. ^ Pithiya
  18. ^ Kim, Hyun Jin (19 November 2015). The Huns. Routledge. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-317-34091-1.