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== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Byzantium ====
* Emperor [[Theodosius II]] forbids the divulging of secrets of naval [[carpentry]], probably to avoid its spread to the rising [[Vandalic Kingdom|Vandal power in North Africa]].{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
* [[February 15]] &ndash; The ''[[Codex Theodosianus]]'', a collection of edicts of [[Roman law]], is published.
* [[Aelia Eudocia]], wife of Theodosius II, goes on a [[pilgrimage]] to [[Jerusalem]], bringing back with her [[Relic|holy relic]]s to prove her faith.

==== Europe ====
* The last [[gladiator]]ial fights are held in the [[Colosseum]] in [[Rome]].{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
* King [[Hermeric]] of the [[Suebic Kingdom of Galicia]] is forced to retire after a seven-year illness. He hands the government over to his son [[Rechila]].
* In the [[Gothic War (436-439)]] besieges [[Aetius (magister militum)|Aetius]] over the [[Visigoths]] in the [[Battle of Mons Colubrarius]].

==== Persia ====
* [[Bahram V]] dies after an 18-year reign as [[Sassanid dynasty|Sassanid]] king of the [[Sassanid Empire|Persian Empire]]. He is succeeded by his son [[Yazdegerd II]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Touraj|last=Daryaee|title=Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire|publisher=I. B. Tauris & Company|location=London|year=2023|isbn=978-0-75561-842-2|page=31}}</ref>

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Relic]]s of [[John Chrysostom]] are transported to [[Constantinople]].
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