World History: AD 410s
410–419
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AD 410 · Europe · War
Visigothic sack of Rome
The sack of Rome on 24 August 410 AD was undertaken by the Visigoths led by their king, Alaric. At that time, Rome was no longer the administrative capital of the Western Roman Empire, having been replaced first by Mediolanum in 286 and then by Ravenna in 402. Nevertheless, the city of Rome retained a paramount position as "the eternal city" and a spiritual center of the Empire. This was the first time in almost 800 years that Rome had fallen to a foreign enemy, and the sack was a major shock to contemporaries, friends and foes of the Empire alike.
AD 414 · Korea · Culture
Erection of the Gwanggaeto Stele
The Gwanggaeto Stele is a memorial stele for the tomb of Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo, erected in 414 by his son Jangsu. This monument to Gwanggaeto the Great is the largest engraved stele in the world. It stands near the tomb of Gwanggaeto in the present-day city of Ji'an along the Yalu River in Jilin Province, Northeast China, which was the capital of Goguryeo at that time. It is carved out of a single mass of granite, stands approximately 6.39m tall and has a girth of almost four meters. The inscription is written exclusively in Classical Chinese.
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- First Mogao Caves carved at DunhuangAD 366
- Buddhism reaches GoguryeoAD 372
- Nalanda mahaviharaAD 427
- Vandal conquest of CarthageAD 439
- Battle of the Catalaunian PlainsAD 451
- Teotihuacan's intervention at TikalAD 378
- Founding of the Mỹ Sơn sanctuaryc. AD 400
- Northern Wei carves the Yungang Grottoesc. AD 460