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Year '''356''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCCLVI]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Monday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Iulianus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1109 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 356 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Roman Empire ====
* [[February 19]] &ndash; Emperor [[Constantius II]] issues a decree closing all [[paganism|pagan]] temples in the [[Roman Empire]], and ordering the banishment once again of the anti-Arian patriarch of [[Alexandria]], [[Athanasius of Alexandria|Athanasius]]. He tries to have him arrested during a [[vigil]] service, but Athanasius flees to the [[Wadi El Natrun|Nitrian desert]] in [[Upper Egypt]].
* The veneration of non-[[Christianity|Christian]] images is banned in the Roman Empire.
* [[Siege of Autun]]: [[Julian the Apostate|Julian]] receives a report that [[Autun|Augustodunum]] (Autun) is under attack by the [[Alemanni]]. The [[Defensive wall|city walls]] are in poor state and in danger of falling.  
* [[Battle of Durocortorum|Battle of Reims]]: Julian is defeated by the Alemanni at [[Reims]] ([[Gaul]]). 
* [[Battle of Brumath]]: [[Late Roman army|Roman forces]] pursue Germanic [[warrior|warbands]] through the Gallic countryside. Julian wins an open battle near [[Brumath]] ([[Alsace]]).
* [[Rhaetia]] ([[Switzerland]]) is invaded by the Alemanni. 
* Winter &ndash; [[Siege of Senonae]]: Julian over-winters at [[Senonae]] ([[Burgundy (French region)|Bourgogne]]). German federated troops (''[[foederati]]'') desert and hostile warbands besiege the town.

==== Asia ====
* Naemul becomes king of the [[Silla]] dynasty ([[Three Kingdoms of Korea]]).<ref>{{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=21 April 2019}}</ref>

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
[[File:StAnthony.jpg|thumb|left|98px|[[Anthony the Great]]]]
* [[Anthony the Great]] (''pictured'') dies at his [[hermitage (religious retreat)|hermitage]] near the [[Red Sea]] in mid-January at age 105 (approximate), having preached against [[Arianism]], and having tried to codify guidelines for [[Monasticism|monastic]] life. His followers subsequently establish the [[Monastery of Saint Anthony]], beginning the tradition of [[Coptic monasticism]].
* Construction begins on the first [[basilica]] of [[Saint Peter]] in [[Rome]].</onlyinclude>{{clear|left}}

== Births ==
* [[31 March]] – [[Aelia Flaccilla]], Roman empress and wife of [[Theodosius I]] (d. [[386]])
* [[John II, Bishop of Jerusalem|John II]], Byzantine bishop, theologian and writer (d. [[417]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Amasius of Teano]], bishop [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Teano-Calvi|Teano]] (also known as '''St. Paris''')
* [[Anthony the Great]], Egyptian monk and [[Desert Father]]
* [[Cai Mo]] (or '''Daoming'''), Chinese official and politician (b. [[281]])
* [[Empress Qiang|Qiang]] (or '''Mingde'''), Chinese empress and wife of [[Fú Jiàn]]  
* [[Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak]], Babylonian scholar and [[rabbi]] 
* [[Sanctinus of Meaux]], French bishop and missionary (b. [[270]])
* [[Vetranio]], Roman statesman, [[usurper]] and co-emperor
* [[Yin Hao]] (or '''Yuanyuan'''), Chinese general and politician

== References ==
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