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[edit] Roman Empire

• Mid-February - The Lentienses cross the frozen Rhine, invading the Roman Empire.
• May - The Lentienses are defeated by Gratianus in the Battle of Argentovaria.
• August 9 - Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with two-thirds of his army.
• Theodosius I becomes eastern Roman emperor after the death of Valens.
• Valens completes the aqueduct of Constantinople begun by Constantine I.

[edit] The Americas

• Siyah K'ak' begins to replace Mayan kings with relatives of Spearthrower Owl, emperor of Teotihuacan.

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[edit] Religion

• Gregory Nazianzus is ordained bishop of Constantinople.
• Pope Damasus I is accused of adultery but is exonerated by emperor Gratian.

[edit] Births

• Germanus of Auxerre, bishop of Auxerre

[edit] Deaths

• Roman Emperor Valens (at the Battle of Adrianople)
• Khui Ningomba, Meitei King of Manipur