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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
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Iamblichus,
neoplatonist philosopher