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Years: 401 402 403 404 - 405 - 406 407 408 409
Decades: 370s 380s 390s - 400s - 410s 420s 430s
Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th century

Events

Japanese court officially adopts the Chinese writing system (approximate date).
Emperor Honorius closes the Colosseum.
Saint Jerome publishes the Vulgate Bible.
The Armenian alphabet is invented.

Births

Ricimer, de facto ruler of the West Roman Empire
Salvian, Christian writer (approximate date)

Deaths

November 11 - Arsacius of Tarsus, intruding archbishop of Constantinople
Moses the Black, Egyptian monk
Theon of Alexandria, last director of the Library of Alexandria

The 405 freeway is a major road in Los Angeles, California