Events By place Western Roman Empire January 1—The last gladiatoral competition is held in Rome. The dome in Ravenna is built by the entire population of the city. Asia Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo attacks Liaodong and takes the entire Liaodong Peninsula. The Chinese Buddhist monk Huiyuan, who founded the Pure Land Buddhism sect and the monastery on Mount Lushan, writes the book On Why Monks Do Not Bow Down Before Kings in this year. In his book he argues that although the Buddhist cl… (More on 404)