Map of Europe in 400 AD (400 CE)
In 400 CE the atlas maps 10 states and empires with territory in Europe. The largest by mapped territory was Western Roman Empire, at about 2.13M km², followed by Eastern Roman Empire. The map below is set to 400 CE; the table lists every state shown, with the modern countries its borders covered.
- States Mapped
- 10
- Largest
- 2.13M km²
- Modern Countries Covered
- 48
- Longest Established
- 63 BCE – 400 CE
Map of Europe in 400 CE
Borders are drawn for 400 CE. Drag the timeline to move to another year.
The Major Powers of 400 CE
Western Roman Empire
395–475 CEIn modern historiography, the Western Roman Empire was the Roman Empire's western provinces collectively during any period in which they were administered separately from the eastern provinces by a separate, independent imperial court. Particularly from AD 395 to 476, there were separate, coequal courts dividing the governance of the empire into western and eastern provinces with a distinct imperial succession in the separate courts.
Mapped extent in 400 CE: 2.13M km²
Eastern Roman Empire
395–632 CEThe Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, it endured until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453.
Mapped extent in 400 CE: 1.76M km²
Huns
106–425 CEThe Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th centuries CE. According to European tradition, they were first reported living east of the Volga River, in an area that was part of Scythia at the time.
Mapped extent in 400 CE: 1.44M km²
Visigoths
396–425 CEThe Visigoths were a Gothic people who emerged in the Balkans during late antiquity. Probably descended from the Thervingi who entered the Roman Empire in 376 and defeated the Romans at the Battle of Adrianople (378), they were first united under Alaric I (395–410), whose forces alternately fought and allied with Rome before famously sacking the city in 410.
Mapped extent in 400 CE: 44,637 km²
Caucasian Iberia
63 BCE – 533 CEIn Greco-Roman geography, Iberia was an exonym for the Georgian kingdom of Kartli, known after its core province. The kingdom existed during Classical Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, either as an independent state or as a dependent of larger empires, notably the Sassanid and Roman empires.
Mapped extent in 400 CE: 35,557 km²
Ripuarian Franks
238–509 CERipuarian Franks, also known as Rhenish or Rhineland Franks, and also commonly referred to using the Latin plurals Ripuarii or Ribuarii, were the Franks who established themselves in and around the formerly Roman city of Cologne, on the Rhine river in what is now Germany.
Mapped extent in 400 CE: 28,167 km²
Descriptions are the opening of each state's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
States and Empires in 400 CE
10 mapped, largest territory first. Dates are the span of each state's mapped borders.
| # | State | Mapped area | Dates | Modern countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Roman Empire | 2.13M km² | 395–475 CE | Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain and 18 more |
| 2 | Eastern Roman Empire | 1.76M km² | 395–632 CE | Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Romania, Jordan and 12 more |
| 3 | Huns | 1.44M km² | 106–425 CE | Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Romania and 3 more |
| 4 | Visigoths | 44,637 km² | 396–425 CE | Greece, Albania |
| 5 | Caucasian Iberia | 35,557 km² | 63 BCE – 533 CE | Georgia |
| 6 | Vandals | 31,904 km² | 337–438 CE | Slovakia |
| 7 | Ripuarian Franks | 28,167 km² | 238–509 CE | Germany, Netherlands |
| 8 | Lazica | 23,475 km² | 63 BCE – 545 CE | Georgia |
| 9 | Norse | 16,295 km² | 161–499 CE | Denmark |
| 10 | Salian Franks | 7,101 km² | 358–509 CE | Netherlands |
400 CE by Region
400 CE: Quick Answers
- What empires and states existed in Europe in 400 CE?
- The atlas maps 10 states in Europe in 400 CE. The largest by mapped territory were Western Roman Empire, Eastern Roman Empire, Huns, Visigoths, Caucasian Iberia, Vandals.
- What was the largest empire in Europe in 400 CE?
- Western Roman Empire had the largest mapped territory among states present in Europe in 400 CE, about 2.13M km², followed by Eastern Roman Empire (1.76M km²). Areas are measured from the mapped borders and are approximate.
- What did the map of Europe look like in 400 AD?
- In 400 CE the map of Europe was divided between 10 mapped states and empires. Western Roman Empire held the largest territory, followed by Eastern Roman Empire. Their borders covered parts of 48 present-day countries.
- How many states are shown on the map for 400 CE?
- 10. The map shows the states recorded in the atlas's dated border dataset for that year; states and peoples absent from that dataset are not shown.