380

Centuries: 3rd century - 4th century - 5th century

Decades: 330s 340s 350s 360s 370s - 380s - 390s 400s 410s 420s 430s

Years: 375 376 377 378 379 - 380 - 381 382 383 384 385

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Events

• November 24 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople.
• Publication ofnew translation ofScriptures by St. Jerome, known asVulgate.
• Roman Emperor Theodosius Ibaptizeddeclares Christianitybeofficial religion ofRoman Empire.
• Roman Emperors Theodosius IGratianus declare thatpatriarchsRomeAlexandria hold primacy (above especiallyoneConstantinople), implicitly rejecting Arianismfavororthodox christianity.
• St. Gregory Nazianzus orders burningall known copiesSappho's poetry.
• Bedouin Queen Mavia's Saracen troops defeatRoman army.
• Tyconius writes commentary onBible's bookRevelation.
• First signsHuman presence on Easter Island (http://www.gci.ch/GreenCrossFamily/board/bios/heyerdahl.html).
• Cathedral builtTrier, Germany.
• CouncilSaragossa.
• RockCashel builtIreland.
• Auxentius Durostorensis becomes bishop Durostor.
• TempleEphesus put outbusiness (sospeak) by Christianity becoming official (and only) religion ofRoman Empire.
• Athanaric becomes king ofVisigoths upon Fritigern's death.
• Chandragupta II becomes emperor ofGupta Empire (approximate date).

Births

• St. Peter Chrysologus, at ImolaEmilia
• HephaistioThebes, Egyptian astrologer
• St. Alexios,Rome
• Eutyches, opponent ofNestorians
• Socrates Scholasticus, chuch historian

Deaths

• Fritigern, King ofVisigoths
• Samudragupta, ruler ofGupta Empire
• Pushya Varman