Politics & PowerThe 5th century

Politics & Power in the 5th century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged politics and power — dynasties, constitutions, revolutions and changes of regime, narrowed to the 5th century — 4 of them, drawn from 4 nations, running from 410 to 476. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
4
Nations
4
Earliest
410
Latest
476
Europe
2
Asia
1
North America
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. Europe

    United Kingdom

    End of Roman Britain

    Roman authority was effectively withdrawn from Britain around 410, after which the former province fragmented and Germanic-speaking peoples gradually settled across what became England.

    Era: Roman Britain and the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms

    Sources: Roman Britain · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  2. North America

    Honduras

    Dynasty of sixteen kings

    A line of at least sixteen rulers governs Copán, raising temples, stelae, and the Hieroglyphic Stairway during the city's Classic-period height.

    Era: Copán and the First Peoples

    Sources: Copán · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Hieroglyphic Stairway · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  3. Asia

    Armenia

    End of the Armenian monarchy

    The Sasanian Persians abolished the Arsacid kingdom of Armenia and ruled the territory through appointed officials, ending the ancient Armenian monarchy.

    Era: Urartu and the Armenian Kingdom

    Sources: Armenia — Caucasus, Soviet Union, Genocide (Modern Armenia) · Encyclopædia Britannica

  4. Europe

    Italy

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire

    The Germanic leader Odoacer deposed Romulus Augustulus, traditionally regarded as the last Western Roman emperor, ending Roman imperial rule in Italy.

    Era: The Roman Republic and Empire

    Sources: Ancient Rome · World History Encyclopedia, Italy (country overview and history) · Encyclopaedia Britannica