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Highlights
- Battle on the Frigid River (394) [1] - the Roman army of Theodosius I with the participation of Stilicho and Alarich defeats the usurper Eugene (392–394).
- Division of the Roman Empire into Western and Byzantine (395). The period of dominos (284–395) was completed in the Roman Empire.
- Alaric's campaign on Constantinople (395) ended in failure. He fled from the army of Stilicho (397) and soon resumed the invasion of Greece and then Italy.
Culture
- Ban of the Bast cult in Ancient Egypt (390).
- The Olympic Games are forbidden (394) as a pagan festival.
- Claudius Claudian (c. 370 - c. 404) is a late-antique poet from Alexandria .
- The Cathedral of the Three Saints : St. Augustine (354-430), Basil the Great (c. 330 - 379), John Chrysostom (c. 347 - 407).
Statesmen
- Theodosius I - the last emperor of the united Roman Empire (379–395).
- Stilicho - commander, de facto ruler of the Western Roman Empire (395–408).
See also
► 390s
Notes
- ↑ Baynes, Norman H. The Dynasty of Valentinian and Theodosius the Great / HMGwatkin and JP Whitney. - Cambridge University Press, 1911. - Vol. one.