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Rh ROMAN HISTORY. 1389 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 manni : he winters at Paris. Sapor in- vades Mesopotamia and takes Amida after a long siege. Synods of Ariminum and Seleuceia. Ammianus Marcellinus serves in the war against Sapor. Ooss. Imp. Caes. Fl. Jul. Constantius Aug. X. Fl. CI. Julianus Caesar III. Constantii II. 24. — Julian is proclaimed Augustus by the soldiers at Paris. Con- stantius winters at Constantinople and carries on war in person against Sapor. Successes of the Persians, who take Sin- gara. Constantius winters at Antioch. Coss. Fl. Taurus. Fl. Florentius. Preparations for war between Constantius and Julian. Constantius sets out for Eu- rope, but dies on his march in Cilicia. Julian meantime had moved down the Danube to Sirmium and heard of the deatli of Constantius before reaching Con- stantinople. Julianus emperor. Aurelius Victor still alive. Coss. CI. Mamertinus. Fl. Nevitta. Juliani 2. — Julian spends the first part of the year at Constantinople and then sets out for Antioch, where he winters. He favours the Pagans. Julian wrote his Caesares, and many of his other works in this year. Libanius is patronised by Julian. Athanasius, who had returned to Alex- andria, is driven out again by Julian. Coss. Imp. Caes. Fl. CI. Julianus Aug. IV. Fl. Sallustius. Julian attempts to rebuild the temple of Jerusalem. He sets out from Antioch against the Persians, enters Mesopotamia, takes several towns, crosses the Tigris, but is obliged to retreat through want of pro- visions : in his retreat he is slain. Jovian emperor. He is compelled to con- clude a disgraceful peace with the Per- sians : he winters at Ancyra. Athanasius is restored by Jovian. Coss. Imp. Caes. Fl. Jovianus Aug. Fl. Varronianus Joviani Aug. f. N. P. Jovian dies in February. Valentinian I. is proclaimed emperor on February 6th. He associates his brother Valens with him in the empire. Valen- tinian undertakes the government of the West and gives to Valens the East. Eutropius concludes his history. Coss. Imp. Caes. Fl. Valentinianus Aug. Imp. Caes. Fl. Valens Aug. Valentiniani I., Valentis 2. — Valentinian sets out to Gaul to repel the Alemanni. Re- volt of Procopius in the East. War be- tween Valens and Procopius. Libanius (aet, 51) composes his Funeral Oration on Julian. Coss. FI.Gratianus Valentiniani Aug. f. N. P. Dagalaiphus. Valentiniani I., Valentis 3. — The Alemanni 1 are defeated in Gaul. Procopius is de- feated and slain. A.D. 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 ApoUinarius the heretic flourished. Coss. Fl. Lupicimis. Fl. Jovinus. Valentiniani I., Valentis 4. — Valens cames on war against the Goths. In Britain Theodosius defeats the Picts and Scots. Gratianus, the son of Valentinian, is declared Augustus. Coss. Imp. Caes. Fl. Valentinianus Aug. II. Imp. Caes. Fl. Valens Aug. II. Valentiniani I., Valentis 5: Gratiani 2. — Second campaign of the Gothic war. The Alemanni take and plunder Moguntiacum. Valentinian crosses the Rhine and defeats the Alemanni. Coss. Fl. Valentinianus Valentiniani Aug. f. N. P. Victor. Valentiniani I., Valentis 6: Gratiani 3. — • Third campaign of the Gothic war. Va- lentinian fortifies the Rhine. Coss. Imp. Caes. Fl. Valentinianus Aug. III. Imp. Caes. Fl. Valens Aug. III. Valentiniani I., Valentis 7 : Gratiani 4. — Va- lens concludes a peace with the Goths. Irruption of the Saxons : they are routed by Severus. Coss. Imp. Caes. Fl. Gratianus Aug. II. Sex. Anicius Petronius Probus. Valentiniani I., Valentis 8: Gratiani 5.— Valentinian passes the Rhine. . Coss. Fl. Domitius Modestus. Fl. Arintheus. Valentiniani I., Valentis 9 : Gratiani 6.— Revolt of Firmus in Mauritania. Coss. Imp. Caes. Fl. Valentinianus Aug. IV. Imp. Caes. Fl. Valens Aug. IV. Valentiniani I., Valentis 10: Gratiani 7.— Theodosius sent against Firmus. Death of Athanasius on May 2nd. Coss. Imp. Caes. Fl. Gratianus Aug. III. C. Equitius Valens. Valentiniani I., Valentis 11 : Gratiani 8. — The Quadi and Sarmatians invade Pan- nonia. Murder of Para, king of Armenia, by order of Valens. Coss. Post Consulatum Gratiani III. Equitii. Valentiniani I., Valentis 12 : Gratiani 9. — Valentinian goes to Cam un turn and re- presses the barbarians. He dies at Bre- getio November 17th. Valentinian II., the younger son of Va- lentinian I., is proclaimed Augustus. Ambrosius bishop of Milan. Epiphanius writes Tlepi atpeffeoDV. Coss. Imp. Caes. Fl. Valens Aug.V. Imp. Caes. Fl. Valentinianus (II.) Aug. Valentis 13: Gratiani 10: Valentiniani II. 2. — The Huns expel the Goths. The Goths cross the Danube and are allowed by Valens to settle in Tlirace. Theodo- sius slain at Carthage. Coss. Imp. Caes. Fl. Gratianus Atig. IV, Fl. Merobaudes. Valentis 14: Gratiani 11: Valentiniani II 3. — The Goths rebel : war with the Goths. Coss. Imp. Fl. Valens Aug. V. Imp. Fl. Valentinianus (II.) Aug. IT. Valentis 15: Gratiani 12: Valentiniani II.