
Events 430s – Ilopango vulcano eruption
Did eruption Ilopango trigger the Dark Ages? Events 430: The Ilopango volcano erupts, devastating the Mayan cities in present-day El Salvador. 431: First Council of Ephesus, the third ecumenical council which upholds the title Theotokos or “mother of God”, for Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. 439: Vandals conquer Carthage. Augustine dies during the siege of Hippo Regius at age 75, leaving behind his monumental work The City of God and other works that will have influence on Christianity. Saint Patrick, Roman Britain-born missionary, is consecrated a bishop and converts the Irish to Christianity until his death around 460. Attila, king of the Huns, consolidates his power in the Hungarian capital, probably on the site of Buda (modern Budapest). He jointly rules the kingdom with his brother Bleda. Emperor Theodosius II orders a new edict for […]