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411| 200–700 | Central America [statistics and demography] | The Zapotec site of Monte Albán in Central America is at its peak in this period. It may have had 30,000 or more inhabitants. It is the centre of a complex of public buildings, temples, and dwellings that cover 40 sq km/15 sq mi. | | 400–500 | India [chess] | Shaturanga (or chaturanga), ‘the army game’, an ancestor of chess through the Persian game of shatranj (or chatrang), evolves in the Indus Valley on the Indian subcontinent. | | 411 | Western Roman Empire, Gaul [political events] | The Western Roman emperor Honorius sends two generals to deal with the usurper Constantine in Gaul. They kill Gerontius, Constantine's rebellious prefect of Spain, then besiege Arles and defeat Constantine. The Teutonic tribes in Spain join the empire as foederati (allies with military commitments). | | 411 | Western Roman Empire, UK [political events] | The Western Roman emperor Honorius tells the Britons that they must look to their own defences, finally abandoning the Romans' claims to the island. |
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