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== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* [[Constantinople]], capital of Emperor [[Constantius II]], becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from [[Rome]], capital of his brother [[Constans|Constans I]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm| title = Geography at about.com| access-date = March 1, 2006| archive-date = August 18, 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160818124242/http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm| url-status = dead}}</ref>
* [[Constantine II (emperor)|Constantine II]], emperor of the western part of the [[Roman Empire]] (Britain, Gaul, the Rhine provinces and Iberia), crosses the [[Alps]] and attacks the army of his brother Constans I, emperor of the central part of the Roman Empire (Upper Danube, Italy and middle Africa). They clash at [[Aquileia]] in northern [[Italy]]. Constantine is killed in a skirmish by an ambush of Constans' troops. 
* Constans is left sole ruler of the Western part of the [[Roman Empire]], with his other brother, [[Constantius II]], emperor of the Eastern portion.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Acacius of Caesarea|Acacius]] succeeds [[Eusebius]] as [[bishop]] in the [[Episcopal see|see]] of [[Caesarea Maritima|Caesarea]].
* [[Ulfilas|Wulfila]] [[evangelism|evangelizes]] among the [[Goths]] for 7 years.
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