400   

RULERS & ROYALTY: Alaric I is the first king of the Visigoths – Arcadius is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Anastasius I is the 39th pope/bishop of Rome

Orthodox Judaism is developed between 400 to 500 AD

The Visigoths are moving west through Europe, and will eventually establish an empire in the southwest of Gaul (modern-day France), where the Celts or Gauls used to live

Rome's population is at about 500,000 (The Inheritance of Rome, pg. 23)

The Irish Celtic alphabet, Ogham, begins (or at least, the earliest surviving example of it is from this century); It is often called "The Tree Alphabet," for each letter takes the name of a tree: eg, A -- ailim (elm); B -- beithe (birch); C -- coll (hazel) and so on; Many of the Irish sagas mention Druids reading and writing in Ogham, which takes its name from Ogma, the god of eloquence and learning, as well as the Druids themselves (The Druids, pg. 164) (Beautiful illustration of the Ogham letters along with the trees they represent by Yuri Leitch, via cymbolsage.com)

 

401

RULERS & ROYALTY: Alaric I is the first king of the Visigoths – Arcadius is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Anastasius I, the 39th pope/bishop of Rome, dies, and Innocent I succeeds him

December 19, Pope Anastasius I dies, and Innocent I succeeds him

 

402

RULERS & ROYALTY: Alaric I is the first king of the Visigoths – Arcadius is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Innocent I is the 40th pope/bishop of Rome

 

403

RULERS & ROYALTY: Alaric I is the first king of the Visigoths – Arcadius is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Innocent I is the 40th pope/bishop of Rome

 

404

RULERS & ROYALTY: Alaric I is the first king of the Visigoths – Arcadius is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Innocent I is the 40th pope/bishop of Rome

 

405

RULERS & ROYALTY: Alaric I is the first king of the Visigoths – Arcadius is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Innocent I is the 40th pope/bishop of Rome

The earliest writings of Pelagius (a Celtic Christian who believes in Free Will, a belief which is currently against church doctrine) is completed, in which one philosophy is clear: "If I ought, I can," meaning people are responsible for their own actions; Pelagius is living in Rome right now, and will leave the city in 410, just before it is sacked by the Germanic tribes, the Visigoths (The Druids, pg. 181)

 

406

RULERS & ROYALTY: Alaric I is the first king of the Visigoths – Arcadius is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Innocent I is the 40th pope/bishop of Rome

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"In the winter of 406, a vast group of nomadic peoples--the Alans, Vandals, and Sueves--migrated westward and crossed the Rhine into Roman territory. From here they moved through Gaul [modern-day France] and into the Iberian Peninsula, where the Alans and Sueves settled. The Vandals moved on farther, crossing the Strait of Gibraltar in 429."

(History of the World, Map by Map, Pg. 81)

 

407

RULERS & ROYALTY: Alaric I is the first king of the Visigoths – Arcadius is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Innocent I is the 40th pope/bishop of Rome 

 

408

RULERS & ROYALTY: Alaric I is the first king of the Visigoths – Arcadius, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, dies and Theodosius II succeeds him – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Innocent I is the 40th pope/bishop of Rome 

May 1, Arcadius dies and Theodosius II succeeds him as Roman Emperor

 

409

RULERS & ROYALTY: Alaric I is the first king of the Visigoths – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Innocent I is the 40th pope/bishop of Rome 

 

410   

RULERS & ROYALTY: Alaric I, the first king of the Visigoths, dies, he is succeeded next year by Athaulf – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Innocent I is the 40th pope/bishop of Rome

Roman rule ends in Britain and tribal warfare spreads across the island

Pelagius leaves Rome (Celtic Christian who put forward that men and women have free will, which is currently against church doctrine) and journeys together with his colleague, Coelestius, who supports him in his belief; Pelagius and Coelestius leaves before the Visigoths get there and sack the city

Rome is sacked by the Germanic tribes (Visigoths) when they cross the Rhine

Alaric I, king of the Visigoths, dies, aged around 40; He is succeeded next year by Athaulf

 

411

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athaulf is king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France) – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Innocent I is the 40th pope/bishop of Rome

Synesios is bishop of Ptolemais in Cyrenacia (modern-day eastern Lybia); He is facing off with the brutal governor, Andronikos, who is getting violent with the city councillors, even causing the death of one for alleged tax offenses; Synesios is able to get him fired though, through the help of his patronage network (The Inheritance of Rome, Pg. 22)

Fastidius, a British Celtic bishop, writes De Vita Chrstiana (The Christian Life) (The Druids, pg. 186)

 

412

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athaulf is king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France) – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Innocent I is the 40th pope/bishop of Rome

 

413

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athaulf is king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France) – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Innocent I is the 40th pope/bishop of Rome

 

414

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athaulf is king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France) – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Innocent I is the 40th pope/bishop of Rome

Athaulf, king of the Visigoths, marries Galla Placidia, daughter of the late Roman emperor Theodosius I (the current emperor's grandfather) at Narbo (in present-day southern France) (History of the World, Map by Map, Pg. 80) 

 

415

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athaulf, king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France), dies, and he is succeeded by Walha – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Innocent I is the 40th pope/bishop of Rome

June, John of Jerusalem presides over a church investigation council in which Pelagius, a Celtic Christian, is accused of his belief that men and women have free will (this goes against the current teaching of the church and St. Augustine of Hippo, who is trying to get the church to convict Pelagius); By this time, Pelagius has become good friends with Eusebius Hieronymous (St. Jerome, as we know him), but now that Jerome is under peer pressure at the council, he sides with the church and St. Augustine (The Druids, pg. 183)

December, Another synod is held to try and convict Pelagius, this time held in Diospolis (Lydda) with fourteen bishops in attendance with Heros of Arles and Lazarus of Aix prosecuting, but the synod again found Pelagius not guilty; At this point Augustine is furious (The Druids, pg. 183)

Pelagius, after being cleared by two church investigations, issues his treatise De Libero Arbitrio (On Free Will) to explain his views (The Druids, pg. 183)

 

416

RULERS & ROYALTY: Walha is king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France) – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Innocent I is the 40th pope/bishop of Rome

Around this year, St. Augustine convinces the bishops of Carthage and Milevius to charge Pelagius once more on his "free will" stance; They appeal to Pope Innocent I in Rome, who is flattered that the African bishops--who so far, have taken little notice of the dictates of Rome--are now appealing to its bishop for a decision as supreme arbiter; Innocent declares Pelagius guilty (The Druids, pg. 183)

 

417

RULERS & ROYALTY: Walha is king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France) – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Innocent I, the 40th pope/bishop of Rome dies and Zosimus succeeds him

March 12, Pope Innocent I dies and Zosimus succeeds him as the 41st pope/bishop of Rome

Pope Zosimus immediately overturns Innocent's declaration that Pelagius is guilty; Outraged, St. Augustine and his supporters renew their campaign against Pelagius (who believes on Free Will); This time, they decide to bypass theological authority and appeal to political authority (The Druids, pg. 184)

 

418

RULERS & ROYALTY: Walha, king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France), dies, and is succeeded by Theodoric I – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire– Zosimus, the 41st pope/bishop of Rome, dies, and Boniface I succeeds him

December 26, Pope Zosimus dies, and Boniface I succeeds him as the 42nd pope/bishop of Rome

 

419

RULERS & ROYALTY: Theodoric I is king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France) – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Boniface I is the 42nd pope/bishop of Rome

 

420

RULERS & ROYALTY: Theodoric I is king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France) – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Boniface I is the 42nd pope/bishop of Rome

"By AD 420 no more is heard of Pelagius himself, although his friend Coelestius emerged in AD 428 at Constantinople seeking aide from the bishop of Nestorus. What happened to this remarkable philosopher is not known." (The Druids, pg. 184)

 

421

RULERS & ROYALTY: Theodoric I is king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France) – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Boniface I is the 42nd pope/bishop of Rome

 

422

RULERS & ROYALTY: Theodoric I is king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France) – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Boniface I, the 42nd pope/bishop of Rome, dies, and Celestine I succeeds him

September 1, Pope Boniface I dies, and Celestine I succeeds him as the 43rd pope/bishop of Rome

 

423

RULERS & ROYALTY: Theodoric I is king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France) – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Honorius, emperor of the Western Roman Empire, dies, and Joannes succeeds him – Celestine I is the 43rd pope/bishop of Rome

August 15, Honorius, emperor of the Western Roman Empire, and Theodosius II's uncle, dies; When Theodosius hesitates to announce his uncle's death, Joannes is made emperor

  

424

RULERS & ROYALTY: Theodoric I is king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France) – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Joannes is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Celestine I is the 43rd pope/bishop of Rome

 

425

RULERS & ROYALTY: Theodoric I is king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France) – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Joannes, emperor of the Western Roman Empire, dies, and Valentinian III succeeds him – Celestine I is the 43rd pope/bishop of Rome

Illtyd, the teacher of Samson, a British Celtic Saint, is born; He is described in Samson's biography, A Life of Samson, as "by descent a most wise Druid" (The Druids, Pg. 18)

The rule of Vortigern, a Celtic king, begins to flourish; He will be excommunicated at some point by Germanus of Auxerre (378-448 AD) for adhering to the teachings of Pelagian, who believes in free will, which is in conflict with Augustine of Hippo's view that humans are predestined (The Druids, Pg. 19, and The Encyclopedia Britannica) 

 

426

RULERS & ROYALTY: Theodoric I is king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France) – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Valentinian III is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Celestine I is the 43rd pope/bishop of Rome

 

427

RULERS & ROYALTY: Theodoric I is king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France) – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Valentinian III is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Celestine I is the 43rd pope/bishop of Rome

 

428

RULERS & ROYALTY: Theodoric I is king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France) – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Valentinian III is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Celestine I is the 43rd pope/bishop of Rome – Laoghaire becomes High King of Ireland (The Druids, pg. 189, Annals of Ulster)

 

429 

RULERS & ROYALTY: Theodoric I is king of the Visigoths (modern-day southwestern France) – Theodosius II is emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire – Valentinian III is emperor of the Western Roman Empire – Celestine I is the 43rd pope/bishop of Rome – Laoghaire is High King of Ireland