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Also known as 5th-century

century

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Instance of
century
Has part
470s
Followed by
6th century
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category for births in this time period
Category:5th-century births
category for deaths in this time period
Category:5th-century deaths
Commons category
5th century
topic's main category
Category:5th century
point in time
0500-01-01
start time
0401-01-01
end time
0500-12-31
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Encyclopedic overview

Eastern Hemisphere at the end of the 5th century AD.

The 5th century is the time period from AD 401 (represented by the Roman numerals CDI) through AD 500 (D) in accordance with the Julian calendar. The 5th century is noted for being a period of migration and political instability throughout Eurasia.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “5th century” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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