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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

Europe

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

★ March 5 — Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 against the Sassanid Empire.

★ Perisapora is destroyed by Julian.

★ May 29 — Battle of Ctesiphon. Julian arrives under the walls of the Sassanid capital and defeats the Sassanid army of Shapur II of Persia, but is unable to put the city under siege.

★ June 16 — The Roman army starts its retreat from the Sassanid Empire, suffering attacks from the Sassanid forces.

★ June 26 — Julian is killed in battle. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by the troops on the battlefield.

★ Nisibis is given to Persia by Jovian.

Europe

★ The Huns reach the Caspian Sea.

Asia

★ Petra is damaged by earthquake.

By Topic

Religion

★ The Council of Laodicea, which dealt with constricting the conduct of church members, is held. The major canon approved by this council was canon 29, which prohibited resting on the Sabbath (Saturday), restricting Christians to honoring the Lord on Sunday.

Births

★ Emperor Wu of Liu Song

Deaths

★ June 26 — Julian, Roman Emperor (mortally wounded in battle)

★ Zhang Xuanjing

★ Consort Zhou