383

Centuries:	3rd century · 4th century · 5th century
Decades:	350s 360s 370s 380s 390s 400s 410s
Years:	380 381 382 383 384 385 386

383 by topic
Politics
State leaders – Sovereign states
Birth and death categories
Births – Deaths
Establishment and disestablishment categories
Establishments – Disestablishments

**383 in other calendars**
Gregorian calendar	383 CCCLXXXIII
Ab urbe condita	1136
Armenian calendar	N/A
Bahá'í calendar	-1461 – -1460
Bengali calendar	-210
Berber calendar	1333
Buddhist calendar	927
Burmese calendar	-255
Byzantine calendar	5891 – 5892
Chinese calendar	壬午年十一月十一日 (3019/3079-11-11) — to — 癸未年十一月廿一日 (3020/3080-11-21)
Coptic calendar	99 – 100
Ethiopian calendar	375 – 376
Hebrew calendar	4143 – 4144
Hindu calendars
- Bikram Samwat	439 – 440
- Shaka Samvat	305 – 306
- Kali Yuga	3484 – 3485
Holocene calendar	10383
Iranian calendar	239 BP – 238 BP
Islamic calendar	246 BH – 245 BH
Japanese calendar
Korean calendar	2716
Thai solar calendar	926

Events

By place

The British Isles

Niall of the Nine Hostages becomes the first High King of Ireland^[1]

Roman Empire

January 19—Arcadius is elevated to Emperor.^[2]
Roman troops in Britain proclaim Magnus Maximus Emperor. He crosses over to the continent and makes Trier his capital.^[3] Gaul, the Italian provinces and Hispania proclaim loyalty to him.

The Americas

Asia

Battle of Feishui^[4]: The Jin Dynasty defeats the Former Qin dynasty in Anhui.
Shapur III becomes king of Persia.^[5]

By topic

Religion

First Council of Constantinople (some authorities date this council to 381): Theodosius I calls a general council to affirm and extend the Nicene creed, and denounce Arianism and Apollinarism. Most trinitarian Christian churches consider this an Ecumenical council.
Eunomius of Cyzicus is banished to Moesia.

Births

Deaths

August 25, Gratianus, Roman Emperor (assassinated)^[6]
December 10, Pope Damasus I^[7]
Ardashir II, king of Persia
Frumentius, the "Apostle to Ethiopia"^[8]
Wulfila, Arian Gothic bishop^[9]
Fu Rong

Notes

↑ Illustrated Dictionary of Irish History. Mac Annaidh, S (ed). Gill and Macmillan, Dublin. 2001
↑ David L. Vagi (2001). Coinage and History of the Roman Empire. Chicago, Ill: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. pp. 590. ISBN 1-57958-316-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=WzOGycVVQLEC&pg=PA590&dq=Arcadius+january+19,+383&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=qzpxSIj5CYaKsgPfxfWyBg&sig=ACfU3U11YBs_VWesgvPLuRLVb6a_Wx-plA.
↑ Harbus, A. (2002). Helena of Britain in medieval legend. Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK: D.S. Brewer. pp. 55. ISBN 0-85991-625-1. http://books.google.com/books?id=6uK4VHOYVHEC&pg=PA55&dq=383+%22Magnus+Maximus%22&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=pzxxSLbtGZK2sgPM_O2wBg&sig=ACfU3U1f5gJvdmO8Agnhr-eIb9Wx1gvZ4Q.
↑ Peterson, Barbara (2000). Notable women of China: Shang dynasty to the early twentieth century. Armonk, N.Y: M.E. Sharpe. pp. 148. ISBN 076560504x. http://books.google.com/books?id=KLNrqn4WLZYC&pg=PA148&dq=%22Battle+of+Feishui%22+383&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=Dz5xSJW2HqaktAPBhcHHBQ&sig=ACfU3U0eSXKrjzfYVESoohuECBg0mUCIAA.
↑ Percy Molesworth Sykes (2003). A History of Persia. London: Routledge/Curzon. pp. 427. ISBN 0-415-32678-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=KFji0kSxqNMC&pg=PA427&dq=%22Shapur+III%22+383&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=aEBxSOHvGoHWsAOlyZW6DQ&sig=ACfU3U2mu83_J6LBwDvItVpUYq67Pyv9BA.
↑ Rose, Hugh James (1853). A New General Biographical Dictionary. pp. 90. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZlwMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA90&dq=Gratianus+august+25,+383&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=uERxSMidCY3ssQOEwrkj.
↑ Charles A. Coulombe (2003). Vicars of Christ: A History of the Popes. New York: Citadel Press. pp. 74. ISBN 0-8065-2370-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=4tbYF51StSQC&pg=PA74&dq=%22Damasus+I%22+383&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=90ZxSNv4JIa2tgPxzOTaAg&sig=ACfU3U1F1NCcoRxd6-Cc6z8V0uP_QPjmsQ.
↑ Saheed A. Adejumobi (2007). The history of Ethiopia. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. pp. 171. ISBN 0-313-32273-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=3Un6_LGIEyQC&pg=PA171&dq=Frumentius+383&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=V01xSLWZCIPcswPgr7GZDg&sig=ACfU3U1AIzZMPe00XkcHofjulTxfJ3FTFg.
↑ Rieger, Joerg; Kwok, Pui-lan; Compier, Don H. (2007). Empire and the Christian Tradition: New Readings of Classical Theologians. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. pp. 96. ISBN 0-8006-6215-6. http://books.google.com/books?id=Gsp_jC7NO1QC&pg=PA96&dq=Wulfila+383&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=51BxSPzUGaiSjgGw64SXBg&sig=ACfU3U1WhTuTe7srUWjqyLtANwD56-nwWg.