451
What Happened in 451 AD
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Apr 7 Attila the Hun plunders Metz in Northeastern France
May 26 The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place. The Armenians are defeated militarily but are guaranteed freedom to openly practice Christianity.
Jun 20 Battle of the Catalaunian Plains : Roman and Visigoths forces defeat Attila the Hun in north east France, halting Hun invasion of Roman Gaul (exact date disputed)
Jun 24 10th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
Oct 8 Council of Chalcedon (4th ecumenical council) opens - acts of second Council of Ephesus annulled and doctrine of Pope Leo's Tome adopted
Jun 20 Theodoric I, King of the Visigoths (418-451), killed fighting the Huns. at the Battle of Châlons, dies at 60 or 61 [birth date uncertain]
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