Election of pope Sixtus III following the death of pope Celestine I four days prior.
Election of pope Sixtus III following the death of pope Celestine I four days prior.
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Election of pope Sixtus III following the death of pope Celestine I four days prior.
Emperor Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto
Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is…
The Roman emperor Julian defeats the Sasanian army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sasanian capital,
Roman emperor Julian is fatally wounded by Sassanid troops in a skirmish close to Samarra while retreating from his fail
Roman–Persian Wars: Emperor Julian arrives at Antioch with a Roman expeditionary force (60,000 men) and stays there…
Election of Pope Liberius following the death of Pope Julius I in the previous month
Battle of Adrianople: Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.
Constantine I is proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops.
Sima Zhao's regicide of Cao Mao: The figurehead Wei emperor Cao Mao personally leads an attempt to oust his regent, Sima
Election of pope Dionysius after the death of pope Sixtus II in the persecutions of emperor Valerian in the previous…
Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became the first pope to…
Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty
Battle of Antioch: With the support of the Syrian legions, Elagabalus defeats the forces of emperor Macrinus
The Roman Senate passes a motion proclaiming Septimius Severus emperor, awards divine honours to Pertinax, and sentences
The Roman Senate passes a motion proclaiming Septimius Severus emperor, awards divine honours to Pertinax, and sentences
Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171)
Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171)
Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the First Jewish–Roman War