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Roman Empire
  • The rebellion of Magnus Maximus
    Magnus Maximus

    Magnus Clemens Maximus , also known as Maximianus, was a Hispanic Roman usurper of the Western Roman Empire from 383 until his death, in 388, by order of Emperor Theodosius I....
     is put down at the Battle of the Save
    Battle of the Save

    The Battle of the Save was fought in 388 between the forces of Roman usurper Magnus Maximus and the Eastern Roman Empire . Emperor Theodosius I defeated Magnus Maximus's army in battle....
    , and Valentinian II
    Valentinian II

    Flavius Valentinianus Iunior , known usually by his anglicised name, Valentinian II, was a Roman Emperor from 375 to 392....
     is restored as Western Roman Emperor
    Roman Emperor

    The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman Empire during the imperial period . The Romans had no single term for the office: Latin language titles such as imperator , Augustus , Caesar and princeps were all associated with it....
    .


Asia
  • Bahram IV becomes king of Persia
    Iran

    Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
    .


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Religion
  • St. Jerome
    Jerome

    Saint Jerome was a Christian priest and Christian apologetics best known for translating the Vulgate. He is recognized by the Catholic Church as a canonized saint and Doctor of the Church, and his version of the Bible is still an important text in Catholicism....
     moves to Palestine
    Palestine

    Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is derived from a name used already much earlier for a narrower geographical region, mainly along the coastal region....
    , where he will live out his life.
  • Paternus
    Paternus

    Saint Paternus of Avranches in Normandy was born around the year 482, although the exact year is unknown, in Poitiers, Poitou. He was born into a Christianity family....
     becomes bishop of the Episcopal see
    Episcopal See

    An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral....
     of Braga
    Braga

    Braga , a List of municipalities of Portugal and municipalities of Portugal in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga , the oldest Archdiocese of Braga and one of the major cities of the country....
     (in modern Portugal
    Portugal

    Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
    ).
  • A group of 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....
    s storms the synagogue
    Synagogue

    A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer.Synagogues usually have a large hall for prayer , smaller rooms for study and sometimes a social hall and offices....
     of the city Callinicum, at the river Euphrates
    Euphrates

    The Euphrates is the western of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia which flows from Anatolia....
    , and destroys it.


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Deaths

  • August 28 — Magnus Maximus
    Magnus Maximus

    Magnus Clemens Maximus , also known as Maximianus, was a Hispanic Roman usurper of the Western Roman Empire from 383 until his death, in 388, by order of Emperor Theodosius I....
    , Roman usurper
    Roman usurper

    Usurpers are individuals or groups of individuals who obtain and maintain the power or rights of another by force and without legal authority. Usurpers were a common feature of the late Roman Empire, especially from the crisis of the third century onwards, when political instability became the rule....
     (executed)
  • Shapur III, king of Persia
    Iran

    Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
  • Themistius
    Themistius

    Themistius , named , was a statesman, rhetorician and philosopher,...
    , statesman, rhetorician and philosopher
  • Qifu Guoren
    Qifu Guoren

    Qifu Guoren , formally Prince Xuanlie of Wanchuan , was the founding ruler of the History of China/Xianbei state Western Qin.Qifu Guoren's father Qifu Sifan was a Xianbei tribal chief in the modern southern/southwestern Gansu region who, after being defeated by the Former Qin general Wang Tong , surrendered in 371 and was allowed to...
  • Xie Xuan
    Xie Xuan

    Xie Xuan , courtesy name Youdu , formally Duke Xianwu of Kangle , was a Jin Dynasty general who is best known for repelling the Former Qin army at the Battle of Fei River, preventing the Former Qin emperor Fu Jian from destroying Jin and uniting China....