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What Happened in 456 AD

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Major Events

  • Jan 1 Gallo-Roman scholar Sidonius Apollinaris recites a panegyric in verse in honor of the Emperor Avitus in Rome
  • St Patrick depicted with the snakes that he drove into the sea
    Snakes Alive! It's St Patrick's Day
    Apr 5 Saint Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
  • Oct 16 Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Roman Empire


Medieval Popes

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