400 Huns drive Germanic Barbarians into Southern Europe.

402 Ravenna, Italy - becomes new capital of Western Roman Empire.

408 Visigoths - led by Alaric - surround city of Rome and block all food supplies for two years.

409 Vandals cross the Rhine and settle in Hispania (Spain and Portugal). Western Roman Emperor Honorius teams up with Visigoths

410 Visigoths, led by Alaric, storm city of Rome - Sack of Rome - Fall of Western Roman Empire

410 Romans leave Britain.

420 Vandals - led by Geiseric - Southern Spain - become shipbuilders and discover sea power.

427 Vandals - led by Geiseric - conquer North Africa.

428 Ravenna, Italy - Emperor Valentinian III and his mother Placidia and General Aetius.

429 Vandals cross Straight of Gibraltar and take control of North Africa. Largest seagoing movement of Barbarians, more than 80,000 Vandals.

436 Picts (from Scotland) invade the Britons. Britons ask Saxons for help.

439 Vandals led by Geiseric and his son Huneric capture Carthage (now in Tunisia), 3rd most important city of the Roman Empire.

440 Franks settle in Toxandria (Netherlands and Belgium)

442 Emperor Valentinian III recognizes the country of Vandalia (North Africa).