407. Constantine usurps authority in Britain and Gaul.
408. Arcadius is succeeded by his son Theodosius II in the Byzantine empire.
Honorius orders Stilicho to be put to death, accusing him of treacherously treating with Alaric, who is besieging Rome.
409. Alaric receives a large ransom from the citizens of Rome and withdraws into Tuscany. Deceived in his negotiations with Honorius, he again lays siege to Rome, which is again spared on condition of Attalus being made emperor.
Owing to the passes of the Pyrenees being left unguarded, the Vandals, Suevi, and Alani enter Spain.