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306
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10.28.306
Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor.
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307
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3.31.307
After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Maximian. |
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308
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11.11.308
At Carnuntum, Emperor ''emeritus'' Diocletian confers with Galerius, ''Augustus'' of the East, and Maximianus, the recently returned former ''Augustus'' of the West, in an attempt to restore order to the Roman Empire. |
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313
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4.30.313
Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule. |
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314
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10.8.314
Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses his European territories. |
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317
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324
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9.18.324
Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire. |
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350
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6.3.350
Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators.
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351
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3.15.351
Constantius II elevates his cousin Gallus to Caesar, and puts him in charge of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire.
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355
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8.11.355
Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II. |
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11.6.355
Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with the government of the Prefecture of the Gauls. |
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363
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3.5.363
Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death. |
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5.29.363
Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sassanid capital, but is unable to take the city. |
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6.26.363
Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by the troops on the battlefield. |
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364
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365
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9.28.365
Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions passing by Constantinople, and proclaims himself Roman emperor. |
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366
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1.2.366
The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire
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367
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8.4.367
Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus by his father and associated to the throne aged eight. |
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394
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9.6.394
Battle of the Frigidus: The Christian Roman Emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills the pagan usurper Eugenius and his Frankish ''magister militum'' Arbogast. |
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437
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10.29.437
Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople unifying the two branches of the House of Theodosius |
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10.29.437
Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople unifying the two branches of the House of Theodosius |
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467
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4.12.467
Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
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475
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8.28.475
The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna. |
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476
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1896
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4.6.1896
In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I. |
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