mosaic, converted
Armenia from
Zoroastrianism to Christianity
head of
Constantine I (r. 306–337 AD) • Early 4th century – Former audience hall now known as the Basilica,
Trier, Germany, is built. • Early 4th century – The
Gupta Empire is established. •
301:
Armenia first to adopt
Christianity as
state religion. •
304–
439: The
Sixteen Kingdoms in China begins. •
306–
337:
Constantine the Great, ends persecution of Christians in the
Roman Empire (see also
Constantinian shift) and
Constantinople becomes new seat of government (
New Rome). had a population of about 100,000 when it was conquered by
Teotihuacan, less than a fourth of its peak population|200x200px •
320: Butuan Boat One, the oldest known
Balangay, a multi-purpose ship native to the
Philippines is built. •
325–
328: The
Kingdom of Aksum adopts Christianity. • 325: Constantine the Great calls the
First Council of Nicaea to pacify Christianity in the grip of the
Arian controversy. •
335–
380:
Samudragupta expands the
Gupta Empire. •
337:
Constantine the Great is baptized a Christian on his death bed. •
350: About this time the Kingdom of Aksum conquers the
Kingdom of Kush. • 350–400: At some time during this period, the
Huns began to attack the
Sassanid Empire. •
350: The
Kutai Martadipura kingdom in
eastern Borneo produced the earliest known
stone inscriptions in
Indonesia known as the
Mulavarman inscription written in the
Sanskrit language using
Pallava scripture. • Mid-4th century – Dish, from
Mildenhall, England, is made. It is now kept at the
British Museum, London. • Mid-4th century –
Wang Xizhi makes a portion of a letter from the
Feng Ju album.
Six Dynasties period. It is now kept at
National Palace Museum,
Taipei,
Taiwan,
Republic of China. •
365: An
earthquake with a
magnitude of at least eight strikes the Eastern
Mediterranean. The following tsunami causes widespread destruction in Crete, Greece, Libya, Egypt, Cyprus, and Sicily. •
376:
Visigoths appear on the
Danube and are allowed entry into the Roman Empire in their flight from the
Huns. •
378:
Battle of Adrianople: Roman army is defeated by the Visigoth cavalry. Emperor
Valens is killed. •
378–
395:
Theodosius I, Roman emperor, bans
pagan worship, Christianity is made the official religion of the Empire. •
378:
Siyaj K'ak' conquers
Waka on (
January 8),
Tikal (
January 16) and
Uaxactun., Romania •
381:
First Council of Constantinople reaffirms the Christian doctrine of the
Trinity by adding to the
creed of Nicaea. •
383:
Battle of Fei River in China. •
395: The
Battle of Canhe Slope occurs. • 395:
Roman emperor Theodosius I dies, causing the Roman Empire to split permanently. • Late 4th century: Cubiculum of Leonis,
Catacomb of Commodilla, near Rome, is made. • Late 4th century: Atrium added in the
Old St. Peter's Basilica, Rome. ==Inventions, discoveries, introductions==