Century
5th century CE
The years 401 – 500 CE. The atlas records 558 events begun in them: the most significant follow, region by region, with the realms of the age and its wonders, trade routes, faiths and great people.
- 401 – 500 CE
- 558 events
- 16 realms
- Realms with a page of their own
- Others the atlas draws, from Cliopatria
Headlines
The most significant events, wherever they happened- 476 CEfall of the western Roman EmpireEvent · Europe
- 24 August 410 CE410 sack of RomeAttack · Europe
- 8 October 451 CECouncil of ChalcedonPolitical · Middle East
- 5th century CESalic lawEvent
- 22 June 431 CEFirst Council of EphesusPolitical · Middle East
- 449 CESecond Council of EphesusPolitical · Middle East
- 20 June 451 CEBattle of the Maureaco FieldsBattle · Europe
- 500 CEBattle of BadonBattle · Europe
Around the world
The most significant of the rest, in each regionNorth Africa
- Battle of Cape Bon468 CE · Battle468 CE
- Vandal conquest of Roman Africa429 – 442 CE · Event429 – 442 CE
- Capture of Carthage19 October 439 CE · Battle19 October 439 CE
- Council of Carthage of 4181 May 418 CE · Political1 May 418 CE
- Founding of Vandal Kingdom435 CE · Founding435 CE
- Founding of Kingdom of Makuria5th century CE · Founding5th century CE
Middle East
- Battle of Avarayr26 May 451 CE · Battle26 May 451 CE
- 458 CE Antakya (Antioch) earthquakeSeptember 458 CE · Natural disasterSeptember 458 CE
- Samaritan Revolts484 – 572 CE · Rebellion484 – 572 CE
- Nvarsak Treaty484 CE · Treaty484 CE
- Founding of Tbilisi455 CE · Founding455 CE
- Roman–Sasanian War421 – 422 CE · War421 – 422 CE
Europe
- Crossing of the Rhine31 December 406 CE · Event31 December 406 CE
- Sack of Rome2 June 455 CE · Attack2 June 455 CE
- Battle of Tolbiac496 – 503 CE · Battle496 – 503 CE
- Battle of Nedao454 CE · Battle454 CE
- Battle of Ravenna2 September 476 CE · Battle2 September 476 CE
- Deposition of Romulus Augustulus476 CE · Political476 CE
Central Asia
- Fall of Xiongnu5th century CE · Collapse5th century CE
- Founding of Turkistan5th century CE · Founding5th century CE
- Hephthalite–Sasanian Wars5th century – 7th century CE · War5th century – 7th century CE
- Founding of Vardanzi5th century CE · Founding5th century CE
- Abandonment of Zartepa5th century CE · Collapse5th century CE
South Asia
- Founding of Hephthalites408 CE · Founding408 CE
- Construction of iron pillar of Delhi5th century CE · Construction5th century CE
- Hephthalite–Sasanian War of 484484 CE · Battle484 CE
- Fall of Vakataka empire500 CE · Collapse500 CE
- Fall of Western Satraps405 CE · Collapse405 CE
- Construction of Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh5th century CE · Construction5th century CE
East Asia
Southeast Asia
- 460 CE Yonok-Nagabandhu earthquake22 July 460 CE · Natural disaster22 July 460 CE
- 416 CE eruption of Krakatau416 CE · Natural disaster416 CE
- 416 CE Java-S. Java tsunami416 CE · Natural disaster416 CE
- Founding of Tarumanagara450s CE · Founding450s CE
- Founding of old Pahang kingdom5th century CE · Founding5th century CE
- Northern Wei palace coup of 465–466465 CE · Rebellion465 CE
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
South America
Realms of the age
Our civilizations alive in these years, by home region. Each track is the century, its bar the realm’s years.Sub-Saharan Africa
Kingdom of Aksum4th century BCE – 960 CE
Ghana Empire100 – 12th century CE
Kingdom of Makuria5th century – 1518 CE
Middle East
Sasanian Empire224 – 651 CE
Europe
Roman Empire27 BCE – 1453 CE
Byzantine Empire285 – 1453 CE
Central Asia
Xiongnu3rd century BCE – 5th century CE
South Asia
Chola dynasty300 BCE – 1279 CE
Pallava dynasty275 – 897 CE
Gupta Empire320 – 550 CE
East Asia
Silla57 BCE – 892 CE
Southeast Asia
Kingdom of Funan68 – 550 CE
Champa192 – 1832 CE
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
Maya2nd millennium BCE – 1521 CE · culture sphere
Zapotec700 BCE – 1521 CE
Teotihuacan100 BCE – 550 CE
Wonders
Being built, or standingStanding
- The Pyramids of Gizac. 2600 – 2510 BCE · Giza, Egyptc. 2600 – 2510 BCE
- The Abu Simbel Templesc. 1264 – 1244 BCE · Abu Simbel, Egyptc. 1264 – 1244 BCE
- The Lighthouse of Alexandriac. 292 – 280 BCE · Alexandria, Egyptc. 292 – 280 BCE
- The Obelisk of Axumc. 300 CE · Axum, Ethiopiac. 300 CE
- The Ziggurat of Urc. 2100 – 2050 BCE · Nasiriyah, Iraqc. 2100 – 2050 BCE
- The Ishtar Gatec. 575 – 569 BCE · Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germanyc. 575 – 569 BCE
- The Mausoleum at Halicarnassusc. 353 – 351 BCE · Bodrum, Turkeyc. 353 – 351 BCE
- Al-Khazneh, Petrac. 1 CE · Petra, Jordanc. 1 CE
- Stonehengec. 2600 – 2400 BCE · Wiltshire, Englandc. 2600 – 2400 BCE
- The Parthenon447 – 432 BCE · Athens, Greece447 – 432 BCE
- The Colossus of Rhodesc. 292 – 280 BCE · Rhodes, Greecec. 292 – 280 BCE
- The Statue of Zeus at Olympiac. 435 BCE · Olympia, Greecec. 435 BCE
- The Colosseum72 – 80 CE · Rome, Italy72 – 80 CE
- The Great Stupa at Sanchic. 250 – 50 BCE · Sanchi, Indiac. 250 – 50 BCE
- The Great Wall of Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE · Mutianyu, Beijing, Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE
- The Pyramid of the Sunc. 200 CE · Teotihuacan, Mexicoc. 200 CE
Trade routes
Carrying trade in these years- Via Marisc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE · by landc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE
- Steppe Routec. 2000 BCE – 600 CE · by landc. 2000 BCE – 600 CE
- King's Highwayc. 1200 BCE – 636 CE · by landc. 1200 BCE – 636 CE
- Grand Trunk Roadc. 500 BCE – today · by landc. 500 BCE – today
- Trans-Saharan tradec. 500 BCE – 1900 CE · by land and riverc. 500 BCE – 1900 CE
- Maritime Silk Roadc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE · by sea and riverc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE
- Darb el-Arbaʽin (Forty Days Road)c. 200 BCE – today · by landc. 200 BCE – today
- Via Egnatiac. 146 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 146 BCE – 1453 CE
- Silk Roadc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE
- Roman grain supplyc. 123 BCE – 439 CE · by sea and riverc. 123 BCE – 439 CE
- Hopewell exchangec. 100 BCE – 500 CE · by land and riverc. 100 BCE – 500 CE
