Theodosius dies, and is succeeded by his sons, Arcadius in the east and Honorius in the west. In the reign of Theodosius flourished Ausonius, Eunapius, Pappus, Theon, Prudentius, St. Austin, St. Jerome, St. Ambrose, &c. 395 Gildo, defeated by his own brother, kills himself 398 Stilicho defeats 200,000 of the Goths at Fesulæ 405 The Vandals, Alani, and Suevi permitted to settle in Spain and France by Honorius 406 Theodosius the younger succeeds Arcadius in the east, having Isdegerdes king of Persia as his guardian, appointed by his father 408 Rome plundered by Alaric king of the Visigoths, August 24th 410 The Vandals begin their kingdom in Spain 412 The kingdoms of the Burgundians is begun in Alsace 413 The Visigoths found a kingdom at Toulouse 415 The Alani defeated and extirpated by the Goths 417 The kingdom of the French begins on the Lower Rhine 420 The death of Honorius, and succession of Valentinian III. Under Honorius flourished Sulpicius Severus, Macrobius, Anianus, Panodorus, Stobæus, Servius the commentator, Hypatia, Pelagius, Synesius, Cyrill, Orosius, Socrates, &c. 423 Theodosius establishes public schools at Constantinople, and attempts the restoration of learning 425 The Romans take leave of Britain and never return 426 Pannonia recovered from the Huns by the Romans. The Vandals pass into Africa 427 The French defeated by Ætius 428 The Theodosian code published 435 Genseric the Vandal takes Carthage, and begins the kingdom of the Vandals in Africa 439 The Britons, abandoned by the Romans, make their celebrated complaint to Ætius against the Picts and Scots, and three years after the Saxons settle in Britain, upon the invitation of Vortigern 446 Attila king of the Huns ravages Europe 447 Theodosius II. dies, and is succeeded by Marcianus. About this time flourished Zozimus, Nestorius, Theodoret, Sozomen, Olympiodorus, &c. 450 The city of Venice first began to be known 452 Death of Valentinian III., who is succeeded by Maximus for two months, by Avitus for 10, and, after an interregnum of 10 months, by Majorianus 454 Rome taken by Genseric in July. The kingdom of Kent first established 455 The Suevi defeated by Theodoric on the Ebro 456