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Calendar year
Year
447
(
CDXLVII
) was a
common year starting on Wednesday
(link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar
. At the time, it was known as the
Year of the Consulship of Calepius and
Ardabur
(or, less frequently,
year 1200
Ab urbe condita
). The denomination 447 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the
Anno Domini
calendar era
became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
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Byzantium
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- November 6
– The
Walls of Constantinople
are severely damaged by an earthquake, which destroys large parts of the structure, including 57
towers
. The population is threatened by a plague. Emperor
Theodosius II
orders
Constantine
,
praetorian prefect of the East
, to supervise the repairs. He employs the city's
demoi
("
Circus
factions") in the work, and rebuilds the walls within 60 days.
- The
Huns
, led by
Attila
, cross the
Danube
, and invade the
Balkans
as far as
Thermopylae
(Greece). During the invasion,
Serdica
(modern
Sofia
) is destroyed. For disobeying the terms of the treaty made in
442
, Attila triples his demand for
tribute
to 2,100 pounds (ca. 700 kg) of
gold
per year; and the
ransom
for each Roman prisoner to 12
solidi
.
- Theodosius II sends an
embassy
to Attila;
Priscus of Panium
, envoy for the
Eastern Roman Empire
. Priscus records one of the few eyewitness accounts of the Hun kingdom.
- Battle of the Utus
: Attila defeats the
Roman army
near the river
Utus
(Vit, Bulgaria). The Huns are forced to abandon the siege of
Constantinople
. They march north and plunder the defenseless Balkan provinces (including
Thrace
,
Scythia
,
Moesia
,
Dacia
and
Illyricum
).
- Winter – Theodosius II chooses a policy to protect Constantinople against the Huns. He removes
Aspar
and
Areobindus
(
magister militum
) from their military commands.
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