408

Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th century

Decades: 350s 360s 370s 380s 390s - 400s - 410s 420s 430s 440s 450s

Years: 403 404 405 406 407 - 408 - 409 410 411 412 413

• Theodosius II succeeds his father Arcadius as Emperor of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire
• In the summer of this year, the usurper Constantine III captures Spain, destroying the loyalist forces defending it.
• September - Alaric, king of the Visigoths, lays siege to Rome

Births

Deaths

• May 1 - Arcadius, Roman Emperor of the East
• August 23 - Stilicho, Roman general (executed)