408

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The year 408, designated as CDVIII in Roman numerals, was a leap year that began on a Wednesday according to the Julian calendar system. During this period in history, the year was formally known as the Year of the Consulship of Bassus and Philippus, though it was occasionally referred to by the alternative designation of year 1161 Ab urbe condita. The numerical designation of 408 for this year came into use during the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era gradually became the dominant method throughout Europe for naming and recording years.