4th century

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Centuries:	3rd century - 4th century - 5th century
Decades:	300s 310s 320s 330s 340s 350s 360s 370s 380s 390s

As a means of recording the passage of time, the 4th century (per the Julian/Gregorian calendar and anno Domini era) was that century which lasted from 301 to 400.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Events 3 Significant People 4 Inventions, discoveries, introductions 5 Decades and years

[edit] Overview

[edit] Events

• 301: Armenia first to adopt Christianity as state religion
• 306–337: Constantine I, ends persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, calls First Council of Nicaea, see also Constantinian shift, Constantinople becomes new seat of government (New Rome)
• 378: Battle of Adrianople
• 378–395: Theodosius I, Roman emperor, bans pagan worship, Christianity is made the official religion of the Empire.
• 383: Battle of Fei River in China

[edit] Significant People

• Arius, founder of Arianism
• Athanasius, opponent of Arius
• Saint Augustine of Hippo, theologian
• Saint Ambrose, bishop of Milan
• Basil of Caesarea, reformer of Christian monasticism
• Julian the Apostate
• Eusebius, famous Christian Church historian
• Frumentius, Apostle of Ethiopia
• Ge Hong, Chinese alchemist
• Ammianus Marcellinus, Roman Historian
• Saint Martin of Tours
• Pachomius, founder of Christian monasticism
• Ulfilas, apostle of the Goths
• Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo, King of ancient Korean state Goguryeo who greatly expanded its territory

[edit] Inventions, discoveries, introductions

• Kama Sutra
• Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Vaticanus, earliest Christian bibles
• Book of Steps, Syriac religious discourses

[edit] Decades and years