394
This article is about the year 394. For the number, see 394 (number).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 3rd century – 4th century – 5th century |
| Decades: | 360s 370s 380s – 390s – 400s 410s 420s |
| Years: | 391 392 393 – 394 – 395 396 397 |
| 394 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 394 CCCXCIV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1147 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5144 |
| Bengali calendar | −199 |
| Berber calendar | 1344 |
| Buddhist calendar | 938 |
| Burmese calendar | −244 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5902–5903 |
| Chinese calendar | 癸巳年 (Water Snake) 3090 or 3030 — to — 甲午年 (Wood Horse) 3091 or 3031 |
| Coptic calendar | 110–111 |
| Discordian calendar | 1560 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 386–387 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4154–4155 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 450–451 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 316–317 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3495–3496 |
| Holocene calendar | 10394 |
| Iranian calendar | 228 BP – 227 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 235 BH – 234 BH |
| Julian calendar | 394 CCCXCIV |
| Korean calendar | 2727 |
| Minguo calendar | 1518 before ROC 民前1518年 |
| Seleucid era | 705/706 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 936–937 |
The Notitia Dignitatum, with shields of the Late Roman army
Year 394 (CCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Western Europe as the Year of the Consulship of Flavianus without colleague (or, less frequently, year 1147 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 394 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
- September 6 – Battle of the Frigidus: Emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills the usurper Eugenius. The forces of Theodosius are bolstered by numerous auxiliaries including 20,000 Visigoth federates under Alaric. The Frankish general Arbogast (magister militum) escapes into the Alps and commits suicide.
- Late Roman army: The Notitia Dignitatum shows the development of forces in the Roman Empire. By now 200,000 soldiers guard the borders, and a reserve force of 50,000 is available for deployment. Many non-Roman soldiers are from Germanic tribes: Alamanni, Franks, Goths, Saxons and Vandals.
- Winter – The Huns cross the frozen Danube and destroy the villages built by the Goths. Theodosius I, six hundred miles away in Italy, sends no reinforcements to defend the northern frontier.
- In Rome, the sacred fire stops burning (see Vesta and Vestal Virgins).
Egypt
- The last known hieroglyphic inscription, known as The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, is written in Philae, Egypt.
China
- The last ruler of Former Qin, Fu Chong is killed in battle against an army of Western Qin, bringing Former Qin to an end.
By topic
Religion
- Epiphanius of Salamis attacks Origen's followers and urged John II, Bishop of Jerusalem, to condemn his writings.
- The Council of Bagaï in Africa brings 310 Donatist bishops together.
Births
Deaths
- September 8 – Arbogast, Frankish general
- September 6 – Eugenius, Roman usurper
- Fu Chong, emperor of the Chinese Di state Former Qin
- Fu Deng, emperor of the Di state Former Qin (b. 343)
- Murong Yong, emperor of the Xianbei state Western Yan
- Virius Nicomachus Flavianus, Roman historian and politician (b. 334)
- Yao Chang, emperor of the Qiang state Later Qin (b. 331)
References
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