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Contents

Events

By Place

Western Roman Empire

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Western Roman Empire

★ Stilicho recalls troops from the frontiers of the Roman Empire to defend Italy against the Visigoths. On April 6 he defeats them at the Battle of Pollentia

★ June: Battle of Verona between Alaric the Visigoth and Stilicho

★ Emperor Honorius transfers the capital of the Western Empire from Milan to Ravenna.

★ Arcadius and Honorius become Roman consuls.

Asia

★ Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo defeated the Xianbeis, seizing some of their border fortresses.

★ The Avars led by Shelun (Chö-louen), having defeated the Gaoju Dingling (Kao-kiu Ting-ling) near Kobbo, establish a nomadic empire that ranges from Mongolia to the Irtysh.

By Topic

Religion

★ Innocent I succeeds Saint Anastasius I as Pope

★ Jerome writes ''Apologiae contra Rufinum'' and ''Liber tertius seu ultima responsio adversus scripta Rufini''

★ The Pure Land school of Buddhism founds a monastery upon the top of Mount Lushan

★ Porphyry of Gaza orders the destruction of pagan temples in Gaza

★ Kumarajiva arrives at Changan and begins to translate Buddhist texts in to Chinese.

Births

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Deaths

★ Epiphanius of Salamis, Church Father

★ Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, consul of Rome

★ Empress Dowager Ding

★ Sima Yuanxian

★ Tufa Lilugu