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325 Legal establishment of Christianity.
328 The seat of government removed from Rome to Byzantium, which city from thenceforward takes the name of Constantinople, from the emperor Constantine.
337 {Death of Constantine, and division of the empire among his sons.
{Destruction of the Flavian Family.
338 War between Constantius and Sapor.
340 Constantine the younger defeated and slain by his brother Constans.
350 Constans killed by Magnentius.
351 Magnentius totally defeated at the fatal battle of Mursa.
354 Gallas put to death by Constantius.
360 The civil war between Constantius and Julian prevented by the death of the former.
362 Julian's attempt to rebuild the temple of Jerusalem defeated.
363 Death of Julian in the Persian war. Brief reign of Jovian.
364 The empire divided between Valenlinian and Valens.
376 {The Goths permitted to settle in Thrace.
{First appearance of the Huns in Europe.
378 The emperor Valens defeated by the Goths at Adrianople.
379 Theodosius becomes emperor of the East.
388 The usurper Maximus defeated and slain.
392 Reunion of the Eastern and Western empires, under Theodosius.
395 Death of Theodosius, and final separation of the Eastern and Western empires.
398 Revolt of Gildo in Africa.
405 Stilicho obtains two victories over the Goths.
406 The Vandals and Alans settle in Gaul.
408 Alaric, king of the Goths, besieges Rome.
410 Rome taken and plundered by the Goths.
412 Beginning of the Vandal kingdom in Spain.
415 Commencement of the kingdom of the Visigoths.
423 Death of Honorius. Accession of Valentinian.
430 The Vandals invited to Africa by count Boniface.
447 The Huns under the guidance of Attila, ravage Europe.
449 The Britons, deserted by the Romans, invite the Sarons and Angles to their a.s.sistance.
455 Rome taken and plundered by Genseric, the king of the African Vandals.
476 Augustulus, the last emperor of the West deposed, Odoacer takes the t.i.tle of king of Italy.
453 Subversion of the Eastern empire.
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