401

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	4th century – 5th century – 6th century
Decades:	370s  380s  390s  – 400s –  410s  420s  430s
Years:	398 399 400 – 401 – 402 403 404

401 (CDI) was a common year starting on Tuesday in the Julian calendar.

Events

• Pope Innocent I succeeds Pope Anastasius I.
• The Vandals start their westward trek from Dacia and Hungary (or 400).
• The Visigoths begin to attack the northernmost reaches of Italy, causing destruction in the countryside.
• Kumarajiva arrives in Changan.
• Western Roman Empire general Stilicho leads an extensive campaign against the Vandals in Rhaetia.
• Synod of Turin

Deaths

for more information, see Category:401 deaths.