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

==== Roman Empire ====
* [[Magnus Maximus]] elevates his son [[Flavius Victor]] to the rank of ''[[Augustus (honorific)|Augustus]]''.
* [[Magnus Maximus]] returns to Britain to aid the Roman army with the barbarian raids triggered by Maximus' withdrawal of troops to the continent. 
* The [[Forum of Theodosius]] ("[[Forum (Roman)|Forum]] of the Bull") is built in [[Constantinople]].
* [[Quintus Aurelius Symmachus]] becomes [[Praefectus urbi|urban prefect]] of [[Rome]].
* An [[edict]] of [[Theodosius I]] closes [[paganism|pagan]] temples in the [[Nile]] Valley ([[Egypt]]). 
* [[Stilicho]] marries [[Serena (wife of Stilicho)|Serena]], adopted niece of Theodosius I.

==== Persia ====
* King [[Shapur III]] signs the [[Peace of Acilisene]] with Theodosius I. [[Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)|Armenia]] is divided in two kingdoms and becomes a [[vassal state]] of the [[Roman Empire]] and [[Sasanian Empire|Persia]]. The friendly relations survive for 36 years.

==== Asia ====
* King [[Chimnyu of Baekje|Chimnyu]] ascends to the throne of [[Baekje]] ([[Korea]]);<ref name=met>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org |access-date=20 April 2019}}</ref> he welcomes the Indian Buddhist monk [[Marananta]] into his palace, and later declares [[Buddhism]] the official religion.
* [[Gogugyang of Goguryeo|Gogugyang]] becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of [[Goguryeo]].<ref name=met />

==== China ====
* Following [[Former Qin]]'s defeat at the [[Battle of Fei River]], [[Murong Chui]], [[Murong Hong]], and [[Yao Chang]] declares themselves emperors of [[Later Yan]], [[Western Yan]], and [[Later Qin]] respectively, precipitating the disintegration of Former Qin.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[December 17]] &ndash; [[Pope Siricius]] succeeds [[Pope Damasus I|Damasus I]] as the 38th [[pope]]. He takes the title ''[[Pontifex Maximus]]'', after it is relinquished by the late emperor [[Gratian]].
* [[Jerome]], Christian prophet, writes his celebrated  letter ''"De custodia virginitatis"'' ([[virginity|vow of virginity]]) to [[Eustochium]], daughter of the ascetic [[Saint Paula|Paula]]. He has by this time completed his [[Vulgate]] translation of the [[Gospel]]s.
* [[Ambrose|Ambrosius]] refuses the request of Empress [[Justina (empress)|Justina]] for a church in [[Milan]], where she can worship according to her [[Arianism|Arian]] belief.
* A [[synod]] is held in [[Bordeaux]] ([[France]]).
* The [[Gallaeci]] or [[Gaul|Gallic]] woman [[Egeria (pilgrim)|Egeria]] concludes her [[Christian pilgrimage]] to the [[Holy Land]] at about this date; her narrative of it, the ''Itinerarium Egeriae'', may be the earliest surviving formal writing by a woman in western European culture.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ford|first=Marcia|title=Traditions of the Ancients|url=https://archive.org/details/traditionsofanci0000ford|url-access=registration|publisher=Broadman Holman Publishers|year=2006|isbn=9780805440768 }}</ref>
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