1390 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES OF 4. — The Goths defeat the Romans with immense slaughter near Adrianople : Va- lens falls in the battle. Gratian had pre- viously defeated the Lentienses Alemanni at Argentaria, and was advancing to the assistance of Valens, when he heard of the death of the latter. Aramianus Marcellinus concludes his history. The Chronicon of Hieronymus ends at the death of Valens. Coss. D. Magnus Ausonius. Q. Clodius Hermogenianus Olybrius. Gratiani 13 : Valentiniani II. 5 : Theodosii I. 1. Theodosius I. is proclaimed Augustus by Gratianiis, and placed over the East. Theodosius defeats the Goths. The Lom- bards appear. Artaxerxes succeeds Sa- por II. as king of the Persians. Ausonius returns thank to Gratian, who had appointed him consul {ad Gra- tianum gratiarum actio pro consulatu). Coss. Imp. FI. Gratianus Aug. V. Imp. Fl. Theodosius (1.) Aug. Gratiani 14: Valentiniani II. 6: Theodosii I. 2. — Theodosius again defeats the Goths. He expels the Arians from the churches, and is zealous for the Catholic faith. Death of Basil of Caesareia. Coss. Fl. Syagrius. Fl. Eucherius. Gratiani 15 : Valentiniani II. 7 : Theodosii I. 3. — Death of Athanaric, king of the Visi-Goths. Council of Constantinople. Gregory of Nazianzus is declared bishop of Constantinople : he withdraws into re- tirement, and Nectarius is chosen, in his stead. Coss. Antonius. Afraniiis Syagrius. Gratiani 16: Valentiniani II. 8: Theodosii 1.4. — Peace with the Goths. Alaric begins to reign. Ausonius brought down his Fasti to the consuls of this year. Coss. Fl. Merobaudes II. Fl. Saturninus. Valentiniani II. 9: Theodosii I. 5. — Arca- Dius is proclaimed Augustus by his father Theodosius. Revolt of Maximus in Bri- tain. War between Gratianus and Maxi- mus in Gaul. Gratianus is slain. Theo- dosius makes a peace with Maximus, by which Maximus is acknowledged emperor of Spain, Gaul, and Britain, and Valenti- nian is eecured in the possession of Italy and Africa, Accession of Sapor III. king of Persia. Coss. Fl. Ricomer. Fl. Clearchus. Valentiniani IL 10: Theodosii I. 6.— Birth of Honorius, the son of Theodosius. Treaty with Persia. Symmachus, praefect of the city, addresses the emperors, urging them to replace the altar of Victory in the se- nate ; but is opposed by Ambrose Coss. Imp. Fl. Arcadius Aug. Bauto. Valentiniani II. ll: Theodosii 7. — Sacrifices A.D. 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 prohibited in the East by a law of Theo- dosius. Augustine is at Milan. Coss. Fl. Honorius Theodosii Aug. f. N. P. Euodius. Valentiniani II. 12 : Theodosii 8. — The Greothingi conquered on the Danube, and transplanted to Phrygia. Hieronymus (St. Jerome) visits Egypt and returns to Bethlehem. Chrysostom a presbyter. Coss. Imp. Fl. Valentinianus (II.) Aug. III. Eutropius. Valentiniani II. 13: Theodosii 9. — Sedition at Antioch. Valentinian is expelled from Italy by Maximus. Theodosius prepares for war with Maximus. The orations of Libanius and Chrysos- tom respecting the riots at Antioch. Coss. Imp, Fl. Theodosius (I.) Aug. II. Cynegius. Valentiniani II. 14; Theodosii 10. — War between Theodosius and Maximus. Maxi- mus is slain at Aquileia : his son Victor is slain in Gaul by Arbogastes, the general of Theodosius. Theodosius winters at Mi- lan. Accession of Varanes IV., king of Persia. Coss. Fl. Timasius. Fl. Promotus. Valentiniani II. 15: Theodosii I. 11. — Theodosius visits Rome. He winters at Milan. Drepanius delivers his Panegyricus at Rome in the presence of Theodosius. Coss. Imp. Fl. Valentinianus (IL) Aug. IV. Neoterius. Valentiniani IL 16: Theodosii L 12.— Massacre at Thessalonica by order of Theo- dosius : he is in consequence excluded from the church at Milan by Ambrose, for eight months. The temple of Serapis at Alexandria is destroyed. Death of Gregory of Nazianzus. Coss. Tatianus. Q. Aurelius Symmachus. Valentiniani II. 17: Theodosii I. 13.— Theodosius returns to Constantinople. Coss. Imp. Fl. Arcadius Aug. II. Fl, Rufinus. Theodosii I. 14. — Valentinian II. is slain by Arbogastes, who raises Eugenius to the empire of the West. Hieronymus writes his work De Viris Illustrihus. Coss. Imp. Fl. Theodosius (I). Aug. II L Abundantius. Theodosii I. 15. — Honorius is proclaimed Augustus by his father Theodosius. Pre- parations for war between Theodosius and Eugenius. Hieronymus (St. Jerome) publishes his work In Jovianum. Coss. Imp. Fl. Arcadius Aug. III. Imp. Fl. Honorius Aug, II. Theodosii I, 16. — War between Theodosius and Eugenius. Victory of Theodosius near Aquileia : Eugenius is slain, and Arbogastes kills himself two days after the battle.
