422
year
422 (CDXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 422nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 422nd year of the 1st millennium, the 22nd year of the 5th century, and the 3rd year of the 420s decade. As of the start of 422, the Gregorian calendar was 1 day ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 4th century – 5th century – 6th century |
| Decades: | 390s 400s 410s – 420s – 430s 440s 450s |
| Years: | 419 420 421 – 422 – 423 424 425 |
| Gregorian calendar | 422 CDXXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1175 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5172 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 343–344 |
| Bengali calendar | −171 |
| Berber calendar | 1372 |
| Buddhist calendar | 966 |
| Burmese calendar | −216 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5930–5931 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛酉年 (Metal Rooster) 3118 or 3058 — to — 壬戌年 (Water Dog) 3119 or 3059 |
| Coptic calendar | 138–139 |
| Discordian calendar | 1588 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 414–415 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4182–4183 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 478–479 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 343–344 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3522–3523 |
| Holocene calendar | 10422 |
| Iranian calendar | 200 BP – 199 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 206 BH – 205 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 306–307 |
| Julian calendar | 422 CDXXII |
| Korean calendar | 2755 |
| Minguo calendar | 1490 before ROC 民前1490年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1046 |
| Seleucid era | 733/734 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 964–965 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金鸡年 (female Iron-Rooster) 548 or 167 or −605 — to — 阳水狗年 (male Water-Dog) 549 or 168 or −604 |
Events change
Roman Empire change
- End of the Roman–Sassanid War: Emperor Theodosius II signs a 100-year peace treaty with Persia after 2 years of war. Both give freedom of religion in their territories.
- March 3 – Theodosius II issues a law to form provisions in peacetime. Theodosius pays an annual tribute of 350 pounds of gold to the Huns to buy peace.[1]
- Theodosius II receives a statue at Hebdomon. On its base (fragments are now in the Istanbul Archaeology Museum), writing praises him as “everywhere and forever victorius.”
- The walls of Rome's Flavian Amphitheater (Colosseum) crack during an earthquake.
Europe change
- The Roman army invade Gaul. They capture and execute the Frankish king Theudemeres with his family.
Asia change
- Shao Di, age 16, eldest son of Wu Di succeeds his father as emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty (China).
By topic change
Art change
- Petrus, bishop of Illyria, starts construction of Church of Santa Sabina (approximate date).
Religion change
- September 4 – Pope Boniface I dies after a 4-year reign. His time was interrupted for 15 weeks by the faction of the antipope Eulalius. He is succeeded by Celestine I as the 43rd pope.
Births change
- Casper, ruler of the Maya city of Palenque
- Genevieve, patron saint (approximate date)
- Licinia Eudoxia, Roman empress (d. 462)
Deaths change
- Abraham of Cyrrhus, Syrian hermit and bishop
- Fa-Hien, Chinese Buddhist monk and traveler (approximate date)
- September 4 – Pope Boniface I
- Theudemeres, king of the Franks (approximate date)
- Wu Di, emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty (b. 363)
References change
- ↑ Kelly, Christopher (2010). The End of Empire: Attila the Hun & the Fall of Rome. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 87. ISBN 0-393-33849-5.