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Roman Empire

 * , captured by King, dies in captivity.
 * revolts against in . The western provinces of  and  join his independent realm&mdash;which is called in modern times the.
 * The Roman fort of  is captured by the  (possibly ).
 * The, who invaded the Roman Empire near in , reach  in.

Religion

 * is elected as the 25th pope.

Births

 * , general of
 * , empress of
 * , empress of