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.
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[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
- 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
[edit] Decades and years
| 290s | 290 | 291 | 292 | 293 | 294 | 295 | 296 | 297 | 298 | 299 |
| 300s | 300 | 301 | 302 | 303 | 304 | 305 | 306 | 307 | 308 | 309 |
| 310s | 310 | 311 | 312 | 313 | 314 | 315 | 316 | 317 | 318 | 319 |
| 320s | 320 | 321 | 322 | 323 | 324 | 325 | 326 | 327 | 328 | 329 |
| 330s | 330 | 331 | 332 | 333 | 334 | 335 | 336 | 337 | 338 | 339 |
| 340s | 340 | 341 | 342 | 343 | 344 | 345 | 346 | 347 | 348 | 349 |
| 350s | 350 | 351 | 352 | 353 | 354 | 355 | 356 | 357 | 358 | 359 |
| 360s | 360 | 361 | 362 | 363 | 364 | 365 | 366 | 367 | 368 | 369 |
| 370s | 370 | 371 | 372 | 373 | 374 | 375 | 376 | 377 | 378 | 379 |
| 380s | 380 | 381 | 382 | 383 | 384 | 385 | 386 | 387 | 388 | 389 |
| 390s | 390 | 391 | 392 | 393 | 394 | 395 | 396 | 397 | 398 | 399 |
| 400s | 400 | 401 | 402 | 403 | 404 | 405 | 406 | 407 | 408 | 409 |
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| 4th BC: | 40th BC | 39th BC | 38th BC | 37th BC | 36th BC | 35th BC | 34th BC | 33rd BC | 32nd BC | 31st BC |
| 3rd BC: | 30th BC | 29th BC | 28th BC | 27th BC | 26th BC | 25th BC | 24th BC | 23rd BC | 22nd BC | 21st BC |
| 2nd BC: | 20th BC | 19th BC | 18th BC | 17th BC | 16th BC | 15th BC | 14th BC | 13th BC | 12th BC | 11th BC |
| 1st BC: | 10th BC | 9th BC | 8th BC | 7th BC | 6th BC | 5th BC | 4th BC | 3rd BC | 2nd BC | 1st BC |
| 1st: | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 2nd: | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| 3rd: | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th |
| 4th: | 31st | 32nd | 33rd | 34th | 35th | 36th | 37th | 38th | 39th | 40th |
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