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Contents

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

Africa

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

★ May 11 — Constantine I refounds Byzantium, renames it ''New Rome'', and moves the capital of the Roman Empire there from Rome. It is later known as Constantinople.

Africa

★ Ezana, king of Axum extends his area of control to the west. He defeats the Nobates, and destroys the kingdom of Meroë.

By Topic

Religion

★ Frumentius is the first bishop of Ethiopia (approximate date).

★ Eustathius, Patriarch of Antioch, is banished to Trajanopolis

★ Translation by Wulfila of the bible into the Gothic language.

★ Progressive abandonment of pagan temples which are either destroyed or left to fall into disrepair save those that are transformed into Christian churches.

Births

★ Basil of Caesarea, Eastern Orthodox saint (approximate date)

★ St. Moses the Black, Christian monk

★ Saint Macrina the Younger, Christian nun

Deaths

★ Iamblichus, neoplatonist philosopher