465

465 (CDLXV) was a common year beginning on a Friday of the Julian calendar, in force on that date.

In the Roman Empire, the year was named the year of the consulship of Hermeneric and Basilisk, or less commonly, as 1218 Ab urbe condita, acquiring its name as 465 at the beginning of the Middle Ages, when the anno Domini was established.

Events

Asian

• Song Qian Fei Di, then Song Ming Di, is appointed emperor of Song dynasty in China.
• Peter the Hilander is the patriarchal electo of Antioch.

Europe

• According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Hengist and Esc kill twelve Galician leaders near Wippedfleet.
• Remittane, the Swedish king, becomes arianism.

Roman Empire

• East: Basilisco occupies the consulate in the Roman Empire of the East.
• The West: On August 15, the Libyan emperor Severo died; he was followed by an interregnosis until the proclamation of Antemio on April 12, 467.

Births

• Proceeding of Gaza, rhetoric.
• St. Eugipio, historian of Christianity.
• Clovis I, future king of francs.

Deaths

• Libio Severo, Roman Emperor of the West, possibly poisoned by Ricimero.
• Prosper of Aquitaine, Christian writer.
• Wen Cheng Di, emperor of the Wei dynasty of the north in China.
• Valamiro, king of the ostrogotes.