Editing 461 (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Roman Empire ====
* [[August 2]] &ndash; [[Majorian]] is arrested near [[Tortona]] ([[Northern Italy]]), and deposed by [[Ricimer]] (''[[magister militum]]'') as [[Puppet monarch|puppet emperor]]. 
* [[August 7]] &ndash; Majorian, having been beaten and [[torture]]d for five days, is [[Decapitation|beheaded]] near the [[Staffora|Iria River]] ([[Lombardy]]). 
* [[Olybrius]] becomes the second candidate for the western [[throne]]. He is the husband of [[Placidia]], who is being held in Vandal captivity.    
* [[November 19]] &ndash; [[Libius Severus]], Roman [[Roman Senate|senator]] from [[Lucania]], is declared emperor of the [[Western Roman Empire]].
* [[Vandal War (461-468)]]: King [[Genseric]] continues the [[Vandals|Vandal]] raids on the coast of [[Sicily]] and [[Italy]]. Ricimer sends an [[Diplomatic mission|embassy]] to [[Carthage]].

==== Europe ====
* The [[Visigoths]] under king [[Theodoric II]] recapture [[Septimania]] (Southern [[Gaul]]) after the [[assassination]] of Majorian, and invade [[Hispania]] again. 
* [[Aegidius]] becomes ruler over the [[Domain of Soissons]] (Gaul). He has friendly relations with the [[Romano-British culture|Romano-British]] (in [[History of Brittany|Brittany]]).

==== Anatolia ====
*[[461 Apahunik' earthquake]]. It affected the province of Apahunik', located to the north of [[Lake Van]], in [[Anatolia]].<ref name="Guidoboni">Guidoboni, Traina, 1995, p. 114-115</ref>

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[November 10]] &ndash; [[Pope Leo I]] dies at [[Rome]], age 61 (approximate), after a 21-year reign in which he has resisted [[Manichaeism]] and defended the Church against [[Nestorianism]]. He is succeeded by [[Pope Hilarius|Hilarius]] as the 46th [[pope]].
* [[Mamertus]] is elected [[Ancient Diocese of Vienne|bishop of Vienne]] (Gaul). 
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