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Year 459 (CDLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in the Roman Empire as the Year of the Consulship of Ricimer and Patricius (or, less frequently, year 1212 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 459 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
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Roman Empire
Emperor Leo I signs a peace treaty with the Ostrogoths. King Theodemir sends his son, the future Theodoric the Great, age 5, as a child hostage to Constantinople. He learns at court about Latin, military tactics and religion (until 469).
Britannia
King Vortigern is burnt to death, while being besieged by a Romano-British force under Ambrosius Aurelianus at Ganarew (Herefordshire).
Europe
The Franks conquer the city of Trier. The Frankish Kingdom becomes a military power and gets involved in Roman politics.
Remigius, age 22, is elected bishop of Reims (approximate date).
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