403

This article is about the year 403. For the car, seePeugeot 403.For the other car, seeBristol 403.For the HTTP status code, seeHTTP 403.

For highways, seeList of highways numbered 403.

For the number, see403 (number).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	4th century 5th century 6th century
Decades:	380s 390s 400s 410s 420s
Years:	400 401 402 403 404 405 406

403 in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	403 CDIII
Ab urbe condita	1156
Assyrian calendar	5153
Balinese saka calendar	324–325
Bengali calendar	−190
Berber calendar	1353
Buddhist calendar	947
Burmese calendar	−235
Byzantine calendar	5911–5912
Chinese calendar	Nhâm dầnNiên (WaterTiger) 3100 or 2893 — to — Quý mão niên (WaterRabbit) 3101 or 2894
Coptic calendar	119–120
Discordian calendar	1569
Ethiopian calendar	395–396
Hebrew calendar	4163–4164
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	459–460
-Shaka Samvat	324–325
-Kali Yuga	3503–3504
Holocene calendar	10403
Iranian calendar	219 BP – 218 BP
Islamic calendar	226 BH – 225 BH
Javanese calendar	286–287
Julian calendar	403 CDIII
Korean calendar	2736
Minguo calendar	1509 beforeROC Dân tiền 1509 niên
Nanakshahi calendar	−1065
Seleucid era	714/715AG
Thai solar calendar	945–946
Tibetan calendar	Dương thủy hổ niên (male Water-Tiger) 529 or 148 or −624 — to — Âm thủy thỏ niên (female Water-Rabbit) 530 or 149 or −623

Year403(CDIII) was acommon year starting on Thursday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Theodosius and Rumoridus(or, less frequently,year 1156Ab urbe condita). The denomination 403 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method inEuropefor naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• June–Battle of Verona:TheVisigoths,under command of KingAlaric I,invadeItalyagain, and advance through theBrenner Pass.Stilicho,with an army of 30,000 men, defeats theGothsnorth ofVerona.Alaric makes atruce,and withdraws eastward toIllyricum.
• EmperorHonoriusand Stilicho are honored with atriumphal march,for the victories against the Goths andVandals.This becomes the last victory celebrated inRome.
• Theodosius II,age 2, becomesconsulof theEastern Roman Empire.

Asia

• Hui Yuanargues thatBuddhistmonks should be exempt from bowing to the emperor.
• Asin of Baekjeallies withSillaagainstGwanggaeto the GreatofGoguryeo(Korea).

By topic

Religion

• TheSynod of the Oakdeposes and banishesJohn Chrysostom,bishopofConstantinople,but shortly afterward he is recalled only to bebanishedagain.

Births

• Hilary,bishop of Arles(d.449)
• Yuan He,official of theNorthern Wei Dynasty(d.479)

Deaths

• Epiphanius of Salamis,Church Father
• Sima Daozi,regentof theEastern Jin Dynasty(b.364)