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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

* September 6 — Battle of the Frigidus: Emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills the usurper Eugenius and his Frankish magister militum Arbogast.
* The sacred fire of the Roman Empire stops burning (see Vesta and Vestal Virgins).
* 200,000 soldiers guard the borders, and a reserve force of 50,000 is available for deployment. Many Roman soldiers are from Germanic tribes.
* An obelisk, taken from Egypt, is erected near the hippodrome in Constantinople.
* Emperor Theodosius I bans the Olympic Games.

By Topic

Religion

* Epiphanius of Salamis attacks Origen as a heretic.
* The Council of Bagaï in Africa brings 310 Donatist bishops together.

Births

* Gunabhadra, Indian Buddhist scholar-monk
* Jangsu of Gorguryeo, 20th monarch of Goguryeo

Deaths

* Libanius, rhetorician (approximate date)
* Didymus the Blind, theologian
* Fu Chong
* Fu Deng
* Murong Yong
* Yao Chang