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Contents

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

Europe

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

★ Quintus Aurelius Symmachus becomes proconsul of Africa.

★ Valens is converted to Arianism and orders the persecution of orthodox Christians.

Europe

★ The Battle of the Tanais River near the Don where the Huns defeat the Alans.

By Topic

Religion

★ Saint Martin of Tours undertakes the Christianization of Gaul.

Births

★ Alaric I, king of the Visigoths

★ Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland (approximate date)

★ Synesius, bishop of Ptolemais

★ Murong Hui

★ Murong Sheng

Deaths

★ May 2 — Athanasius of Alexandria, opponent of Arianism

★ June 9 — Ephrem the Syrian, Syriac hymn writer

★ Huan Wen