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Magnentius rises to the position of anti-emperor in the western part of the Roman Empire. |
Emperor Constans is murdered while fleeing. |
The army master Vetranio allows himself to be proclaimed the opposing emperor. | |
350 in other calendars | |
Ethiopian calendar | 342/343 |
Buddhist calendar | 893/894 (southern Buddhism); 892/893 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
Chinese calendar | 50th (51st) cycle , year of the metal dog庚戌 ( at the beginning of the year Earth-Rooster 己酉) |
Greek calendar | 1./2. Year of the 282nd Olympiad |
Jewish calendar | 4110/11 (September 19-20) |
Coptic calendar | 66/67 |
Roman calendar | ab urbe condita MCIII (1103); Diocletian Era : 66/67 (New Year November) |
Seleucid era | Babylon: 660/661 (turn of the year April); Syria: 661/662 (turn of the year October) |
Spanish era | 388 |
Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 406/407 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Roman Empire

Centenionalis of Magnentius
- January 18 : The Roman general Magnentius appoints in Gallic Augustodunum to Gegenkaiser of Emperor Constans . The usurper receives support from troops in the western part of the Roman Empire and gives the order to kill Constans.
- February: The Roman Emperor Constans is arrested and executed while fleeing from the usurper in Castrum Helenae , at the foot of the Pyrenees.
- March 1st : The army master Vetranio has himself proclaimed anti-emperor in Sirmium , Pannonia.
- June 2 : The resistance of the Roman population against the city prefect Titianus appointed by Magnentius leads to Nepotianus being proclaimed anti -emperor.
- June 29th : The revolt in Rome is put down by Magnentius' troops under Army Master Marcellinus . Nepotianus is killed and his head is carried through the streets on a lance. The following proscription also fell victim to Eutropia, the half-sister of Constantine the Great .
- Constantius II , emperor in the eastern part of the empire, and the usurper Vetranio meet in Naissos . Vetranio is officially appointed emperor.
- December: Vetranio has to give up the title of emperor by order of Emperor Constantius II.
Asia and Africa
- The Chionites attack the east of the Persian Sassanid Empire .
- around 350: Konganivarma Madhava founded the Ganga dynasty in Karnataka , India . The Ganga are still vassals of the Pallava for the time being .
- around 350: The African empire of Kush falls apart.
- around 350: King Ezana introduces Christianity in the Aksumite Empire .
Disasters
- An earthquake causes severe damage in the Roman provincial capital Carnuntum (east of today's Vienna ).
Born
- around 350: Faustus von Mileve , Roman representative of Manichaeism († before 400)
Died
- February: Constans , Roman Emperor
- June 30th : Flavius Iulius Popilius Nepotianus , Roman counter-emperor
- Spyridon , Orthodox Christian saint (* around 270 )
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