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408 (CDVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 408th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 408th year of the 1st millennium, the 8th year of the 5th century, and the 9th year of the 400s decade. As of the start of 408, the Gregorian calendar was 1 day ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

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  • In the summer of this year, the usurper Constantine III captures Spain, destroying the loyalist forces defending it.
  • September – Alaric, king of the Visigoths, lays siege to Rome.
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