Editing 434

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Year '''434''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CDXXXIV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Monday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of [[Aspar]] and [[Areobindus (consul 434)|Areobindus]]''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1187 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 434 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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=== By place ===
==== Roman Empire ====
* [[Flavius Aetius]], Roman general (''[[magister militum]]'') in the service of Emperor [[Valentinian III]], begins to hold power in [[Rome]] (this will continue for 20 years). He allows the [[Huns]] to settle in [[Pannonia (Roman province)|Pannonia]], along the [[Sava|Sava River]]. 
* [[Justa Grata Honoria]], older sister of Valentinian, becomes [[pregnant]] from an officer in her household. Circles in the court at [[Ravenna]] assume inevitably that Honoria is planning to raise her [[Intimate relationship|paramour]] to imperial rank and challenge her brother. Valentinian then has him executed.<ref>Theodosian Empresses: Woman and Imperial Dominion in Late Antiquity, by Kenneth G. Holum</ref>    
* Summer &ndash; The Huns under [[Rugila]] devastate [[Thrace]] and move steadily towards [[Constantinople]]. The citizens prepare themselves for a long [[siege]], depending on the strength of the [[Theodosian Walls]].<ref>The End of Empire (p. 90). Christopher Kelly, 2009. {{ISBN|978-0-393-33849-2}}</ref> 
* Emperor [[Theodosius II]] bribes the Huns (after the death of Rugila) to keep the peace in the [[Byzantine Empire|Eastern Roman Empire]].

==== Africa ====
* The [[Vandals]] in [[Africa (Roman province)|North Africa]] defeat the Roman general [[Aspar]] and force him to withdraw. He serves as [[consul]] at Constantinople.

==== Europe ====
* [[Attila]], king of the Huns, consolidates his power in the [[Hungary|Hungarian]] capital, probably on the site of [[Buda]] (modern [[Budapest]]). He jointly rules the kingdom with his brother [[Bleda]].

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[April 12]] &ndash; [[Archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople|Maximianus]] dies on [[Maundy Thursday|Great and Holy Thursday]]. He is succeeded by  [[Proclus of Constantinople|Proclus]], who becomes [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|archbishop of Constantinople]].

== Deaths ==
* [[April 12]] &ndash; [[Archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople|Maximianus]], [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|archbishop of Constantinople]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chadwick|first1=Henry|title=The Church in Ancient Society: From Galilee to Gregory the Great|date=2001|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780199246953|page=547|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f73mCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA547|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Helian Chang]], emperor of the Chinese [[Xiongnu]] state [[Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms)|Xia]]
* [[Rugila]], king of the [[Huns]] (approximate date)
* [[Tao Sheng]], [[Chinese Buddhism|Chinese Buddhist]] scholar

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