The 380s

Explore 3 historical events from 380–389.

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381 1645 years ago

The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I.

The First Council of Constantinople was a council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople in AD 381 by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I. This second ecumenical council, an ef…

The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I.

383

Gratian, Roman emperor (born 359)

Year 383 (CCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Merobaudes and Saturninus. The denomin…

Gratian, Roman emperor (born 359)

388

Magnus Maximus, Roman emperor (born 335)

Magnus Maximus was Roman emperor in the West from 383 to 388. He usurped the throne from emperor Gratian.

Magnus Maximus, Roman emperor (born 335)

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388

Magnus Maximus, Roman emperor (born 335)

Magnus Maximus was Roman emperor in the West from 383 to 388. He usurped the throne from emperor Gratian.

Magnus Maximus, Roman emperor (born 335)

383

Gratian, Roman emperor (born 359)

Year 383 (CCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Merobaudes and Saturninus. The denomin…

Gratian, Roman emperor (born 359)

381 1645 years ago

The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I.

The First Council of Constantinople was a council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople in AD 381 by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I. This second ecumenical council, an ef…

The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I.