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Year '''407''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CDVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as '''the Year of the Consulship of [[Honorius (emperor)|Honorius]] and [[Theodosius II|Theodosius]]''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1160 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 407 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* [[Gratian (usurper)|Gratian]], [[Roman usurper]], is installed as emperor after the death of [[Marcus (usurper)|Marcus]]. According to [[Orosius]], he is a native [[Britons (historical)|Briton]] of the urban [[aristocracy]]. 
* Gratian is [[assassination|assassinated]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Birley |first1=Anthony R. |title=The Roman Government of Britain |date=29 September 2005 |publisher=OUP Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-925237-4 |page=458 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qkkVDAAAQBAJ&q=gratian |access-date=5 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Constantine III (Western Roman Emperor)|Constantine III]], a general (''[[magister militum]]''), declares himself [[Roman Emperor|Roman emperor]]. To extend his dominion over [[Gaul]] and [[Spain]], he takes practically all the Roman [[garrison]]s from [[Roman Britain|Britain]] and crosses the [[English Channel]]. Constantine occupies [[Arles]] and establishes tenuous authority over Gaul, sharing control with marauding "barbarians". This is generally seen as the beginning of [[Rome]]'s withdrawal from Britain.
* [[End of Roman rule in Britain]]: After 360 years of occupation, the local regional British-Roman leaders raise their own levies for defence against [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxon]] sea rovers. They cultivate [[oyster]]s, having learned the technique from the [[Roman Empire|Romans]].

==== China ====
* [[Helian Bobo|Liu Bobo]] (Xia Wuliedi) founds the state of [[Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms)|Xia]], and claims the title "Heavenly Prince" (''[[Tian Wang]]'').
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== Births ==
* [[Emperor Wen of Liu Song|Wen Di]], Chinese emperor of the [[Liu Song dynasty]] (d. [[453]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Fu Xunying]], empress of the Xianbei state Later Yan
* [[Gratian (usurper)|Gratian]], Roman usurper
* [[John Chrysostom]], [[archbishop]] of [[Constantinople]]
* [[Marcus (usurper)|Marcus]], Roman usurper
* [[Maria (empress)|Maria]], [[Queen consort|empress consort]] and wife of [[Honorius (emperor)|Honorius]]
* [[Murong Xi]], emperor of the [[Xianbei]] state [[Later Yan]] (b. [[385]])
* [[Victricius]], [[missionary]] and [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen|bishop of Rouen]] (approximate date)

== References ==
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