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Heads of State
Year of the Metal Dog庚戌(at the beginning of earth -Hahn己酉)
Era of Diocletian: 186/187 ( year November )
Syria: 781/782 ( year in October )
Events
- Odoacer was appointed leader of the Germanic auxiliary troops of Western Rome.
- 470: the Western Roman Empire under Anthemius campaign, supported by troops of the British army commander Riothamus, against the king of the Visigoths, Eurich: Riothamus considered as a possible model for King Arthur, his 12,000 -strong force is wiped out by the Visigoths.
- 470: Sidonius Apollinaris is bishop of Clermont -Ferrand.
- 469/470: Severin of Noricum and Bishop Lupus ( diocese of Troyes ) obtain the release of prisoners of the Alemanni king Gibuld.
Born
- 470: Audofleda, sister of Clovis, wife of Theodoric the Great ( † after 526)
- 470: Dionysius Exiguus, Scythian monk who led counted from the birth of Christ a († 540 )
- 470: Caesarius of Arles, Archbishop of Arles ( † 542)
Died
- Romanus, west Roman usurper