447

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Events

By Place

Eastern Roman Empire

* Battle of the Utus: Attila the Hun meets the Romans in an indecisive battle. The Huns invade the Balkans as far as Thermopylae.
* Sofia is destroyed by the Huns.
* Earthquakes level most of the walls of Constantinople, which are rebuilt within sixty days.

Europe

* Merovech becomes king of the Franks.
* The first English kingdom in Britain is created when Vortigern grants Thanet in Kent to the Saxon leader Hengist.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

* The first entry in the "Annales Cambriæ" refers to this year.

Religion

* Flavian becomes bishop of Constantinople.
* Synod of Toledo: The filioque clause is added to the Nicene Creed.

Births

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Deaths

* 27 November - Bishop Secundinus/St Seachnaill of Ireland
* Juqu Mujian