379

This page is about the year 379, Julian calendar .

part of the reign of Ardashir II

• August 19 : Start of reign of Ardashir II , brother of Chahpuhr II , King of Persia (ending in 383 ) ^{Roman Empire}
  • January 19 : Start of the reign of Theodosius ^I , Roman emperor. > 395
    • To assist him in the internal crisis of the empire , Gratian appointed Spanish Theodosius ^I Augustus of the East.
    • Theodosius, by his experience and age, carries on his colleagues Gratian and Valentinian II a true moral guardianship.
    • Theodosius ^I supports the war against the Goths.
  • The emperor Gratian renounced his former title of Pontifex Maximus.
  • Ausone was appointed consul by Gratian.
  • St. John Chrysostom wrote a treatise on education Christian children.
  

  

  Portrait of Theodosius ^I.

  Births in 379

  Deaths in 379

  • January ¹ : Basil of Caesarea , Doctor of the Church, Greece (b. 330 ).
  • Shapur II , king of Persia.
  • Wang Xizhi , famous calligrapher Chinese ( 321 -379 or 303 - 361 ).

  References

  1. Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 3, Cosimo, Inc.., 2008 [ read online ]
  • Portal of the ancient world

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