457

align="center" colspan=2 | Years:
453 454 455 456 - 457 - 458 459 460 461

align="center" colspan=2 | Decades:
420s 430s 440s - 450s - 460s 470s 480s

align="center" | Centuries:
4th century - 5th century - 6th century

Events

February 7 - Leo I becomes East Roman emperor.
Childeric I succeeds Merovech as king of the Franks (or 458).
Majorian is declared emperor by Ricimer.
Victorius of Aquitania computes new tables for celebrating Easter.
Hormizd III becomes king of Persia.
Peroz I rebels against his brother Hormizd III.
4.000 Britons are slain at the Crayford in battle against Hengist and his son Esc. (According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle)
In India, Skandagupta of the Gupta Empire defeats the Hunas (Ephthalites); not until 480 does the empire collapse under their attacks.

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