MAPS OF HISTORY · ON THIS DAY · December 31
THE DAY IN HISTORY · DECEMBER 31
December 31 in history
406 — The Rhine crossing
31 Dec 406 — Vandals, Alans and Sueves cross the frozen river near Mainz. Gaul is ravaged for three years; Spain is entered in 409. The western frontier never re-forms.
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