350s

Events

350

By place

Roman Empire

• January 18 – The Western Roman Emperor Constans I makes himself extremely unpopular; one of his generals, Magnus Magnentius, is proclaimed emperor at Augustodunum in the Diocese of Galliae, with the support of the army on the Rhine frontier.
• January – Constans I flees towards Spain, where he is subsequently assassinated at Castrum Helenae. Magnentius rules the Western Roman Empire and is far more tolerant towards Christians and Pagans alike.
• March 1 – Vetranio is asked by Constantina, sister of Constantius II, to proclaim himself Caesar. Constantius accepts the new emperor and sends him funds to raise an army.
• June 3 – Iulius Nepotianus, Roman usurper, proclaims himself "emperor" and enters Rome with a group of gladiators.
• June 30 – Nepotianus is defeated and killed by Marcellinus, a trusted general sent by Magnentius. His head is put on a spear and carried around the city.
• December 25 – Vetranio meets Constantius II at Naissus (Serbia) and joins forces with him. Vetranio is forced to abdicate his title, and Constantius allows him to live as a private citizen on a state pension.

Asia

• King Pushya Varman establishes the Varman Dynasty in Assam.
• About this time the Huns begin to invade the Sassanid Empire.^[1]
• The city of Anbar (Iraq) is founded by king Shapur II.
• The Wei-Jie war breaks out in North China.

By topic

Art

• The church of Santa Constanza in Rome is finished.

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Significant people

• Constantius II, Roman Emperor
• Magnentius, Roman usurper
• Julian, Roman Emperor

Births

• Flavius Gratianus, better known as Gratian. Born in 359, he would eventually become a Roman emperor.

Deaths

• Constans, Roman emperor. Died in 350.
• Vetranio, Roman emperor. Died c. 356. He had been deposed in 350, and spend the rest of his life in retirement.

References

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