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By Place
Western Roman Empire
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Capua is destroyed by theVandals .
*Ricimer beats theVandals in a sea battle nearCorsica .
*5 October —Theodoric II of theVisigoths , in the name of the emperorAvitus , defeats theSueves on the river Urbicus near Astorga inGallaecia ; this shatters the power of theSueves .
*17 October — The magistri militumRicimer andMajorian defeat the emperorAvitus , and compel him to renounce the purple and become Bishop ofPlacentia .Ricimer becomes "de facto" ruler of the Western Roman Empire.Eastern Roman Empire
* Emperor
Marcian quells disturbances on theArmenia n frontier.British Isles
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St. Patrick returns toIreland as amissionary Bishop .Births
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Liu Zixun Deaths
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Eutyches , Greek theologian
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