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Western Roman Empire

 * is destroyed by the.
 * beats the in a sea battle near.
 * — of the, in the name of the emperor , defeats the  on the river Urbicus near  in ; this shatters the power of the.
 * — The  and  defeat the emperor, and compel him to renounce the purple and become Bishop of .   becomes de facto ruler of the Western Roman Empire.

Eastern Roman Empire

 * Emperor quells disturbances on the n frontier.

British Isles

 * returns to as a.

Deaths

 * , Greek theologian