412 - Definition and Overview

Events

• The Visigoths move into Gaul, led by Alaric's brother Ataulf.
• Cyril of Alexandria becomes Patriarch of Alexandria.
• Ataulf marries Galla Placidia, sister of the Emperor Honorius.
• Lazarus, bishop of Aix en Provence, and Herod, bishop of Arles, are expelled from their sees on a charge of Manichaeism.

Births

• February 8 - Proclus, Neoplatonist philosopher

Deaths