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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

★ Gladiatorial combat is outlawed in the Roman Empire.

★ Constantine I personally assures the security of the Danube border by defeating the Goths, Vandals and Sarmatians.

Asia

★ Jin Cheng Di succeeds Jin Ming Di as emperor of China.

By Topic

Religion

★ May 20 — First Council of Nicaea — first "Ecumenical Council" of the Universal Catholic Church: The Nicene Creed is formulated, the date of Easter is discussed.

★ The Church of the Nativity is built in Bethlehem.

Births

★ Procopius, attempted usurper of the Roman Empire (approximate date)

★ Ammianus Marcellinus, Roman historian (approximate date)

★ Wang Meng

Deaths

★ Jin Ming Di, emperor of China

★ Licinius, Roman Emperor, executed

★ Sextus Martinianus, Roman Emperor, executed

★ Metrophanes, the Bishop of Byzantium

★ Tuoba Heru