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Roman Empire

January/February – Emperor Theodosius I
Theodosius I

Flavius Theodosius , also called Theodosius I and Theodosius the Great , was Roman Emperor from 379 to 395. Reuniting the eastern and western portions of the empire, Theodosius was the last emperor of both the Eastern Roman Empire and Western Roman Empire....
is baptized
Baptism

In Christianity, baptism is the ritual act, with the use of water, by which one is admitted as a full member of the Christian Church and, in the view of some, as a member of the particular Church in which the baptism is administered....
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February 27 – Theodosius I, with co-emperors Gratianus and Valentinian II
Valentinian II

Flavius Valentinianus Iunior , known usually by his anglicised name, Valentinian II, was a Roman Emperor from 375 to 392....
, declare their wish that all their peoples convert to trinitarian Christianity
Christianity

Christianity is a Monotheistic religion #Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as New Testament view on Jesus' life....
, in accordance with the patriarchs of Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
and Alexandria
Alexandria

Alexandria , with a population of 4.1 million, is the second-largest city in Egypt, and is the country's largest seaport, serving about 80% of Egypt's imports and exports....
, implicitly rejecting the Arianism
Arianism

Arianism is the theological teaching of Arius , a Christian priest, who was first ruled a heresy at the First Council of Nicea, later exonerated and then pronounced a heretic again after his death....
of the patriarch of Constantinople
Constantinople

Constantinople was the empire capital of the Roman Empire , the Byzantine Empire , the Latin Empire , and the Ottoman Empire . Strategically located between the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara at the point where Europe meets Asia, Byzantine Constantinople had been the capital of a Christendom empire, successor to ancient ancient Greece...
as heretical.
November 24 — Theodosius I
Theodosius I

Flavius Theodosius , also called Theodosius I and Theodosius the Great , was Roman Emperor from 379 to 395. Reuniting the eastern and western portions of the empire, Theodosius was the last emperor of both the Eastern Roman Empire and Western Roman Empire....
makes his adventus
Adventus (ceremony)

The adventus was a ceremony in ancient Rome, in which an Roman emperor was formally welcomed into a city either during a progress or after a military campaign, often Rome....
, or formal entry, into Constantinople
Constantinople

Constantinople was the empire capital of the Roman Empire , the Byzantine Empire , the Latin Empire , and the Ottoman Empire . Strategically located between the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara at the point where Europe meets Asia, Byzantine Constantinople had been the capital of a Christendom empire, successor to ancient ancient Greece...
.
Bedouin Queen Mavia
Mavia (queen)

Mavia, was an Arab warrior-queen regnant, who ruled over a confederation of semi-nomadic Arabs, in southern Syria, in the latter half of the fourth century....
's Saracen
Saracen

Saracen was a term used by Europeans in the Middle Ages for Fatimids at first, then later for all who professed the religion of Islam....
troops defeat a Roman army.
Invasion of the Vandals
Vandals

The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that entered the late Roman Empire during the 5th century. The Goths Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths and regent of the Visigoths, was allied by marriage with the Vandals as well as with the Burgundians and the Franks under Clovis I....
: Gratian is forced to cede Upper Pannonia
Pannonia

Pannonia is an ancient province of the Roman Empire bounded north and east by the Danube, coterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, and southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia....
to them.

Europe

The Rock of Cashel
Rock of Cashel

The Rock of Cashel , also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock, is a historic site in Ireland's Provinces of Ireland of Munster, located at Cashel, Tipperary, County Tipperary....
is built in Ireland.
Athanaric
Athanaric

Athanaricus was king of several branches of the Thervings for at least two decades in the fourth century. His Gothic name, Athanareiks, means "king and athans "edel" s....
becomes king of the Thervingi upon Fritigern
Fritigern

Fritigern, or Fritigernus , was a Goths war-leader whose military victories in the Gothic War extracted favourable terms for the Goths when peace was made with Gratian in 382....
's death.

Asia

The annexation of western provinces by Gupta
Chandragupta II

Chandragupta II was one of the most powerful emperors of the Gupta empire. His rule spanned 375-413/15 CE, during which the Gupta Empire achieved its zenith....
give him control over commerce with Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
and Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
.

The Pacific

Approximate (C14) date of the first signs of a human presence on Easter Island
Easter Island

Easter Island is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern most point of the Polynesian triangle. The island is a special territory of Chile....
.

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Arts and Sciences

Important works on mathematics
Mathematics

Mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space, change, and related topics of pattern and form. Mathematicians seek out patterns whether found in numbers, space, natural science, computers, imaginary abstractions, or elsewhere....
and astronomy
Astronomy

Astronomy is the science of Astronomical object and Phenomenon that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere . It is concerned with the evolution, physics, chemistry, meteorology, and motion of celestial objects, as well as the physical cosmology....
are written in Sanskrit
Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India....
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Religion

St. Gregory Nazianzus orders the burning of all known copies of Sappho
Sappho

Sappho...
's poetry.
Tyconius writes a commentary on the Bible
Bible

The Bible is the central religious text of Judaism and Christianity. The exact Books of the Bible is dependent on the religious traditions of specific denominations....
's Book of Revelation
Book of Revelation

The Book of Revelation, also called Revelation to John, Apocalypse of John , and Revelation of Jesus Christ is the last Biblical canon of the New Testament in the Christian Bible....
.
A cathedral is built in Trier
Trier

Trier is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle River. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC. Trier is not the only city claiming to be Germany's oldest, but it is the only one that bases this assertion on having the longest history as a city, as opposed to a mere settlement or army camp....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
.
The Council of Saragossa is held.
Saint Ambrose introduces popular music into church services.

Births

St. Alexios (in Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
)
Eutyches
Eutyches

Eutyches was a presbyter and archimandrite at Constantinople. He first came to notice in 431 at the council of Ephesus, for his vehement opposition to the teachings of Nestorius; his condemnation of Nestorianism as heresy precipitated his being denounced as a heretic himself....
, opponent of the Nestorian Assyrians
Assyrians

Assyrians or Assyrian people may refer to :*the Ancient Assyrians*the modern Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac peopleSee also*Assyrian ...
Hephaistio of Thebes, Egyptian astrologer
Astrologer

An astrologer practices one or more forms of astrology. Typically an astrologer draws a horoscope for the time of an event, such as a person's birth, and interprets celestial points and their placements at the time of the event to better understand someone, determine the auspiciousness of an undertaking's beginning, etc....
Kalidasa
Kalidasa

Kalidasa was a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer, widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language. His floruit cannot be dated with precision, but most likely falls within the Gupta Empire, probably in the 4th century BC or 5th century or 6th century....
, the author of "Shakuntala
Shakuntala

In Hindu mythology Sakuntala is the mother of Emperor Bharata and the wife of Dushyanta who was the founder of the Paurav Dynasty. Her story is told in the Mahabarata and dramatized by Kalidasa in his play The Recognition of Sakuntala....
" ,"Meghaduta
Meghaduta

Meghaduta is a lyric poem written by Kalidasa, considered to be one of the greatest Sanskrit poets.A short poem of only 111 stanzas, it is one of Kalidasa's most famous works....
"(The Cloud Messenger) (approximate date)
St. Peter Chrysologus
Peter Chrysologus

Saint Peter Chrysologus was Bishop of Ravenna from about 433 AD until his death. He is revered as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, and was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XIII in 1729....
(at Imola in Emilia
Emilia

Emilia may refer to any of the following:*People** Emilia of Gaeta, duchess of Gaeta** Emilia Rydberg, Ethiopian-Swedish pop singer** Emilia Jane Mills Webb , wife of William Frederick Webb...
)
Socrates Scholasticus
Socrates Scholasticus

Socrates of Constantinople was a Greek Christian church historian, a contemporary of Sozomen and Theodoret, who used his work; he was born at Constantinople c....
, church historian
Historian

A historian is an individual who studies and writes about history, and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, systematic narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all events in time....

Deaths

February 15 — Peter II
Peter II of Alexandria

Pope Peter II of Alexandria served as Patriarch of Alexandria between 373 and 380. He is commemorated in the Coptic Saints Synaxarium on the 20th day of Amshir, the day of his death....
, Patriarch of Alexandria
Patriarch of Alexandria

The Patriarch of Alexandria is the Archbishop of Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt. Historically, this office has included the designation of Pope , and did so earlier than that of the Bishop of Rome....
Fritigern
Fritigern

Fritigern, or Fritigernus , was a Goths war-leader whose military victories in the Gothic War extracted favourable terms for the Goths when peace was made with Gratian in 382....
, King of the Visigoths
Frumentius, Syrian
Demographics of Syria

This article is about the demographics features of the population of Syria, including population density, Ethnic group, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
Christian
Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism#Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus and interpreted by Christians to have been prophesied in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament....
trader
Samudragupta
Samudragupta

Samudragupta, ruler of the Gupta Empire , and successor to Chandragupta I, is considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses in History of India, and sometimes also called the 'Napoleon of India' ....
, ruler of the Gupta Empire
Gupta Empire

The Gupta Empire was ruled by members of the Gupta dynasty from around 280 to 550 CE and covered most of Northern India, Southern and Eastern Pakistan, parts of Gujarat and Rajasthan and what is now western India and Bangladesh....
Empress Wang Fahui
Empress Wang Fahui

Empress Wang Fahui , formally Empress Xiaowuding was an empress during Jin Dynasty . Her husband was Emperor Xiaowu of Jin.When Emperor Xiaowu was due to marry, the regent Xie An wanted to look for a noble family that was meek and virtuous....