fifth century
Attila the Hun's time
The fifth century spans the years 401 to 500 CE, a period marked by the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of early medieval European kingdoms.
In historical and art historical contexts, it often appears as an adjective: fifth-century manuscripts, fifth-century Rome.
The fifth century BCE (or BC) refers to 500–401 BCE, the classical age of ancient Greece.
- Attila the HunFifth-century barbarian king
- Migration PeriodPost-Roman tribal relocations era
- fall of RomeAncient superpower's disintegration
- Saint AugustineNorth African theologian-bishop
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- St. Patrickshamrock, Ireland, March 17, St. Patrick's Day, patron saint
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Years 2001 through 2100
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Years 101-200 AD
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