460

This article is about the year 460. For the locomotive, see4-6-0.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	4th century 5th century 6th century
Decades:	440s 450s 460s 470s 480s
Years:	457 458 459 460 461 462 463

460 in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	460 CDLX
Ab urbe condita	1213
Assyrian calendar	5210
Balinese saka calendar	381–382
Bengali calendar	−133
Berber calendar	1410
Buddhist calendar	1004
Burmese calendar	−178
Byzantine calendar	5968–5969
Chinese calendar	Kỷ hợiNiên (EarthPig) 3157 or 2950 — to — Canh tử niên (MetalRat) 3158 or 2951
Coptic calendar	176–177
Discordian calendar	1626
Ethiopian calendar	452–453
Hebrew calendar	4220–4221
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	516–517
-Shaka Samvat	381–382
-Kali Yuga	3560–3561
Holocene calendar	10460
Iranian calendar	162 BP – 161 BP
Islamic calendar	167 BH – 166 BH
Javanese calendar	345–346
Julian calendar	460 CDLX
Korean calendar	2793
Minguo calendar	1452 beforeROC Dân tiền 1452 niên
Nanakshahi calendar	−1008
Seleucid era	771/772AG
Thai solar calendar	1002–1003
Tibetan calendar	Âm thổ trư niên (female Earth-Pig) 586 or 205 or −567 — to — Dương kim thử niên (male Iron-Rat) 587 or 206 or −566

TheBaptistry of Neon(Ravenna)

Year460(CDLX) was aleap year starting on Friday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship ofMagnusandApollonius(or, less frequently,year 1213Ab urbe condita). The denomination 460 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• EmperorMajoriangathers an expeditionary force (Alansand otherbarbarians) inLiguria,and entersAquitaineafter a long march, where he visits KingTheodoric IIatToulouse.
• Majorian invadesHispania;his generalsNepotianusandSuniericlead aVisigotharmy intoGallaecia.TheSuebiare defeated andLusitania(modernPortugal) is conquered.
• KingGenseric,fearing aRomaninvasion, tries to negotiate peace with Majorian, who refuses. TheVandalsdevastateMauretaniaandMoorishwarriors poison the wells.
• Majorian assembles a large fleet inNova Carthago(Cartagena) in preparation for an invasion of theVandal Kingdomin Africa. However, King Genseric organizes an attack on the fleet, using individuals sympathetic to the Vandals to conduct the raid. The fleet is destroyed and the expedition is abandoned.
• EmperorLeo Ifounds theExcubitors(imperial guard) atConstantinople;this elitetagmaticunit (300 men) is recruited from among the warlikeIsaurians(approximate date).

Europe

• March 27(night) –Swabiansinvade theGalliccity ofLugo.Thegovernoris killed.

Asia

• TheHepthalites(White Huns) conquer the remnants of theKushan Empireand enterIndia.
• Afaminethat will last for several years begins in thePersian Empire(approximate date).

By topic

Art

• The remodeling of the dome ofBaptistry of NeonatRavenna(Italy) is finished.
• TheAjanta Caves(India) are completed (cut into the volcanicrockand elaborately painted).
• The seatedBuddhain theYungang Grottoes,Datong(Shanxi), is made (approximate date).

Religion

• TheCoptic Orthodox Church(Egypt) splits from theChalcedonian Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
• Gennadius I,patriarch of Constantinople,banishesTimothy II,patriarch of Alexandria.

Births

• Budic II,king ofBrittany(approximate date)
• Hilderic,king of theVandalsandAlans(approximate date)
• Romulus Augustulus,last emperor of theWestern Roman Empire(approximate date)

Deaths

• October 20–Aelia Eudocia,Roman empressand wife ofTheodosius II
• Ardaric,king of theGepids(approximate date)
• Juqu Anzhou,prince of the ChineseXiongnustatesNorthern Liang