385
This article is about the year 385. For the number, see 385 (number).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Centuries: | 3rd century – 4th century – 5th century |
| Decades: | 350s 360s 370s – 380s – 390s 400s 410s |
| Years: | 382 383 384 – 385 – 386 387 388 |
| 385 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 385 CCCLXXXV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1138 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5135 |
| Bengali calendar | −208 |
| Berber calendar | 1335 |
| Buddhist calendar | 929 |
| Burmese calendar | −253 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5893–5894 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲申年 (Wood Monkey) 3081 or 3021 — to — 乙酉年 (Wood Rooster) 3082 or 3022 |
| Coptic calendar | 101–102 |
| Discordian calendar | 1551 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 377–378 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4145–4146 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 441–442 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 307–308 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3486–3487 |
| Holocene calendar | 10385 |
| Iranian calendar | 237 BP – 236 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 244 BH – 243 BH |
| Julian calendar | 385 CCCLXXXV |
| Korean calendar | 2718 |
| Minguo calendar | 1527 before ROC 民前1527年 |
| Seleucid era | 696/697 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 927–928 |
Year 385 (CCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Bauto (or, less frequently, year 1138 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 385 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- The Roman synod exiles the prophet Jerome, who has incorporated ideas first propounded by the Roman statesman Cicero. He departs for Egypt, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem, accompanied by the Christian ascetic Paula, who will edit Jerome's translation of the Bible, which become the Latin Vulgate.
Asia
- Jinsa of Baekje becomes the 16th king of the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje.
Africa
- Copper extraction and casting begins in the mines of Kansanshi in southernmost Africa, at the border of Zaire and Zambia.
By topic
Arts and Sciences
- Ammianus Marcellinus begins writing a history, in the style of Tacitus, covering the years 96–378.
Religion
- The Serapeum in Alexandria is destroyed.
- Theophilus becomes Patriarch of Alexandria.
- Pope Siricius issues a decretal, proclaiming the primacy of Rome and the priestly obligation of celibacy.
- Priscillian, Spanish bishop, is accused of Manichaeism and magic, and at Trier beheaded. He becomes the first person in the history of Christianity to be executed for heresy.
Sport in the Roman Empire
- Aurelios Zopyros becomes the last reported athlete at the Ancient Olympic Games. He is victor in "junior boxing" (pankration).
Births
- Avitus, Western Roman Emperor (approximate date)
- Murong Chao, emperor of the Xianbei state Southern Yan (d. 410)
- Murong Xi, emperor of the Xianbei state Later Yan (d. 407)
- Pulcheria, daughter of Theodosius I (d. 386)
- Saint Patrick, missionary in Ireland (approximate date)
- Paulus Orosius, historian and theologian (approximate date)
- Xie Lingyun, Chinese poet of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (d. 433)
Deaths
- Aelia Flaccilla, Roman empress and wife of Theodosius I
- Chimnyu, king of Baekje (Korea)
- Dao An, Buddhist monk of the Jin Dynasty (b. 312)
- Fú Jiān, emperor of the Chinese Di state Former Qin (b. 337)
- Murong Wei, emperor of the Xianbei state Former Yan (b. 350)
- Priscillian, Spanish bishop and theologian
- Xie An, statesman of the Jin Dynasty (b. 320)
References
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