By place Roman Empire •
Basiliscus, brother-in-law of Emperor
Leo I, returns from exile (see
468) and leads an imperial
conspiracy against
Aspar (
magister militum), helping in his murder at
Constantinople.
Britannia • The army of King
Ceretic of Strathclyde raids the
Irish coast, carries off some of
Saint Patrick's followers, and sells them into
slavery (approximate date).
Europe •
Revolt of Euric: The
Aquitanian Goths under
Euric defeat a Roman army that was sent by Emperor
Anthemius near
Arles and conquer a large part of the
Provence (Southern
Gaul). The city of
Clermont-Ferrand in
Auvergne is besieged.. • The
Goths, led by
Theodoric Strabo, revolt in
Thrace after the
assassination of Aspar. Leo I sends Basiliscus to suppress the uprising. •
Theodoric the Great, age 17, succeeds his father
Theodemir as king of the
Ostrogoths, settling his people in lower
Moesia (
Balkans).
Asia •
Northern Wei ruler
Xianwen officially goes into retirement. His son,
Xiao Wen Di, aged 4, becomes the new emperor, initially under the regency of Emperor Xianwen's stepmother Empress Dowager Feng.
By topic Religion •
Acacius becomes
patriarch of Constantinople, succeeding
Gennadius I. == Deaths ==