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Contents

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

By topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

★ Jovian surrenders Mesopotamia to the Persians.

★ February 17 — Death of Jovian at Tyana, in Asia Minor

★ February 26 — Valentinian I is proclaimed Emperor by the army.

★ March 28 — Valens becomes co-emperor.

★ Valentinian settles in Paris and establishes a militia to defend the region. His reign ensures the empire a few years of relative security.

★ Valens (an Arian) begins the first antipagan persecutions.

By topic

Religion

★ The Council of Laodicea decides the doctirine of the Christian church and the contents of the Bible.

Births

★ Sima Daozi

★ Xu Xianzhi

Deaths

★ February 17 — Jovian, Roman emperor

★ Ge Hong, Chinese Daoist philosopher, poet, alchemist, government official, and biographer (born 284)