EmperorLeo I assembles a massive naval expedition atConstantinople, which costs 64,000 pounds ofgold (more than a year's revenue) and consists of over 1,100 ships carrying 100,000 men. It is the greatest fleet ever sent against theVandals and brings Leo near tobankruptcy.
August – Marcellinus is murdered in Sicily, probably at the instigation of his political rival,Ricimer. Heraclius is left to fight alone against the Vandals; after a 2-year campaign in thedesert he returns to Constantinople.
Basiliscus returns to Constantinople after a disastrous expedition against the Vandals. He is forced to seek sanctuary in the church ofHagia Sophia to escape the wrath of the people. Leo I gives him imperialpardon, but banishes him for 3 years toHeraclea Sintica (Thrace).
Dengizich, son ofAttila the Hun, sends anembassy to Constantinople to demand money. Leo I offers theHuns settlement in Thrace in exchange for recognition of his authority. Dengizich refuses and crosses theDanube.
Revolt of Euric: The Goths in Aquitania revolts. Their king Euric occupies the south of Gaul.
Roman forces underAnagast defeat the Huns at the riverUtus (Vit, Bulgaria). Dengizich is killed and his head is paraded through the streets of Constantinople. Stuck on the end of a wooden pole, it is displayed above theXylokerkos Gate.[1]
The Vandals reconquer Sicily, administering a decisive defeat to theWestern forces.
March –Jiaozhou governor Lưu Mục dies of illness. Lý Trường Nhân, a nobleman, launches a coup d'état against the Jiaozhou government, kills theLiu Song officials in Jiaozhou, seizes control of the citadel, then declares himself the governor.[2]
August –Emperor Ming of Song grants Lưu Bột the title of Jiaozhou governor, along with an army to retake Jiaozhou from Lý Trường Nhân. After landing in Jiaozhou, Lưu Bột is quickly defeated by Lý Trường Nhân, and dies shortly afterward.[2]
November – Lý Trường Nhân sends an envoy to make peace with theLiu Song, and requests the title of "Hành Châu sự", a position with less authority than that of the Governor of Jiaozhou. Emperor Ming approves Trường Nhân's request, granting him the authority to govern Jiaozhou until479.[2]
