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Massive westward movement of Germanic populations, fleeing the Huns, into Roman territories.
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In 400, the Visigoths invaded the Western Roman Empire and, although briefly forced back from Italy, in 410 they were able to sack the city of Rome.
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The king of Huns, Attila the Hun, led invasions into the Balkans in 442 and 447
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Attila, “the Scourge of God,” leader of the Asiatic tribe of the Huns; persuaded by Pope Leo I to spare Rome
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The huns launch an invasion of Gaul in 451
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The huns launch an invaion on Italy.
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The last emperor of the west, Romulus Augustulus, was deposed in 476, which has led that year to be traditionally cited as the end of the Western Roman Empire.
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St. Benedict established the first monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy. He drew up a set of rules for the monks, which included vows of obedience, poverty and manual labor.
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King Aethelbert of Kent accepts Christianity, influenced by his wife Bertha and by missionary Augustine.
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The missionary work reached new levels during his pontificate, revolutionized the way of worship for the Catholic Church (Gregorian Chants), liturgy, etc., and was soon canonized after his death
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Christianization of Britain (Anglo-Saxons) begins. First Archbishop of Canterbury (sent by Pope Gregory I.
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Long conflict leaves both empires exhausted and unable to cope with the newly united Arab armies under Islam in the 630s.
