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== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Roman Empire ====
* [[September 6]] – [[Battle of the Frigidus]]: Emperor [[Theodosius I]] defeats and kills the usurper [[Eugenius]]. The forces of Theodosius are bolstered by numerous [[Auxiliaries (Roman military)|auxiliaries]], including 20,000 [[Visigoths|Visigoth]] federates under [[Alaric I|Alaric]]. The [[Franks|Frank]]ish general [[Arbogast (magister militum)|Arbogast]] (''[[magister militum]]'') escapes into the [[Alps]] and commits suicide.
* [[Late Roman army]]: The ''[[Notitia Dignitatum]]'' shows the development of forces in the [[Roman Empire]]. By now 200,000 soldiers guard the borders, and a reserve force of 50,000 is available for deployment. Many non-Roman soldiers are from [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]] tribes: [[Alamanni]], Franks, [[Goths]], [[Saxons]] and [[Vandals]].
* Winter – The [[Huns]] cross the frozen [[Danube]] and destroy the villages built by the Goths. Theodosius I, six hundred miles away in [[Italy]], sends no reinforcements to defend the northern frontier. 
* In [[Rome]], the sacred fire stops burning (see [[Hestia|Vesta]] and [[Vestal Virgins]]).

==== Egypt ====
* The last known [[Egyptian hieroglyphs|hieroglyphic]] inscription, known as the [[Graffito of Esmet-Akhom]], is written in [[Philae]], [[Egypt]].

==== China ====
* The last ruler of [[Former Qin]], [[Fu Chong]], is killed in battle against an army of [[Western Qin]], bringing Former Qin to an end.

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[Epiphanius of Salamis]] attacks [[Origen]]'s followers and urges [[John II, Bishop of Jerusalem|John II]], [[Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem|Bishop of Jerusalem]], to condemn his writings.
* The Council of Bagaï in [[Africa]] brings 310 [[Donatism|Donatist]] bishops together.
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