Explore 10 historical events from 390–399.
Aelia Eudoxia was Eastern Roman empress by marriage to the Roman emperor Arcadius. The marriage was arranged by Eutropius, one of the eunuch court officials, who was attempting to …
Aelia Eudoxia married Byzantine emperor Arcadius without the knowledge or consent of Rufinus, the Praetorian prefect who
Arcadius was Roman emperor from 383 to his death in 408. He was the eldest son of the Augustus Theodosius I and his first wife Aelia Flaccilla, and the brother of Honorius. Arcadiu…
Emperor Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto
Valentinian II was a Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman Empire between AD 375 and 392. He was at first junior co-ruler of his half-brother, then was sidelined by a usur…
Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbogast
Valentinian II was a Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman Empire between AD 375 and 392. He was at first junior co-ruler of his half-brother, then was sidelined by a usur…
Valentinian II, Roman emperor (born 371)
Murong Bao, courtesy name Daoyou (道佑), Xianbei name Kugou (庫勾), also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Huimin of Later Yan (後燕惠愍帝), was an emperor of the Xianbei-led Chin…
Murong Bao, emperor of the Xianbei state Later Yan (born 355)
Valentinian II was a Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman Empire between AD 375 and 392. He was at first junior co-ruler of his half-brother, then was sidelined by a usur…
Roman emperor Valentinian II (pictured) was found hanged in his residence in Vienne, in present-day France
The Gildonic War was a rebellion in the year 398 led by Comes Gildo against Roman emperor Honorius. The revolt was subdued by Stilicho, the magister militum of the Western Roman Em…
End of the Gildonic rebellion after Gildo's forces are defeated by forces loyal to Western Roman Emperor Honorius…
Arbogast or Arbogastes was a Roman army officer of Frankish origin. He won distinction in the service of the emperor Gratian, and was subsequently entrusted by Theodosius I with th…
Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.
The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, also known by its designation Philae 436 or GPH 436, is the last known ancient Egyptian inscription written in Egyptian hieroglyphs, carved on 24 Augus…
The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, the latest known inscription in Egyptian hieroglyphs, is written.
Lan Han was an official and a consort kin of the Xianbei-led Chinese Later Yan dynasty, who killed the emperor Murong Bao in 398 and briefly usurped the throne before being killed …
Lan Han, official of the Xianbei state Later Yan
The Gildonic War was a rebellion in the year 398 led by Comes Gildo against Roman emperor Honorius. The revolt was subdued by Stilicho, the magister militum of the Western Roman Em…
End of the Gildonic rebellion after Gildo's forces are defeated by forces loyal to Western Roman Emperor Honorius…
Lan Han was an official and a consort kin of the Xianbei-led Chinese Later Yan dynasty, who killed the emperor Murong Bao in 398 and briefly usurped the throne before being killed …
Lan Han, official of the Xianbei state Later Yan
Murong Bao, courtesy name Daoyou (道佑), Xianbei name Kugou (庫勾), also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Huimin of Later Yan (後燕惠愍帝), was an emperor of the Xianbei-led Chin…
Murong Bao, emperor of the Xianbei state Later Yan (born 355)
Arcadius was Roman emperor from 383 to his death in 408. He was the eldest son of the Augustus Theodosius I and his first wife Aelia Flaccilla, and the brother of Honorius. Arcadiu…
Emperor Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto
Aelia Eudoxia was Eastern Roman empress by marriage to the Roman emperor Arcadius. The marriage was arranged by Eutropius, one of the eunuch court officials, who was attempting to …
Aelia Eudoxia married Byzantine emperor Arcadius without the knowledge or consent of Rufinus, the Praetorian prefect who
The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, also known by its designation Philae 436 or GPH 436, is the last known ancient Egyptian inscription written in Egyptian hieroglyphs, carved on 24 Augus…
The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, the latest known inscription in Egyptian hieroglyphs, is written.
Valentinian II was a Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman Empire between AD 375 and 392. He was at first junior co-ruler of his half-brother, then was sidelined by a usur…
Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbogast
Arbogast or Arbogastes was a Roman army officer of Frankish origin. He won distinction in the service of the emperor Gratian, and was subsequently entrusted by Theodosius I with th…
Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.
Valentinian II was a Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman Empire between AD 375 and 392. He was at first junior co-ruler of his half-brother, then was sidelined by a usur…
Valentinian II, Roman emperor (born 371)
Valentinian II was a Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman Empire between AD 375 and 392. He was at first junior co-ruler of his half-brother, then was sidelined by a usur…
Roman emperor Valentinian II (pictured) was found hanged in his residence in Vienne, in present-day France