2 f When the law had been given that Christians could not be teachers of the liberal arts, Proheresius the Athenian sophist spontaneously gave up his school, although Julian had specially 363
e From indigestion, or the smell of coals, of which he had ordered too many to be burned, Jovian dies at Dadastana 1
(1) On the border between Bithynia and Galatia.
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aged 33. After him Valentinian, tribune of the scutarii, from Pannonia Cibalensis 1 , is hailed as Augustus at Nicaea, and takes his brother Valens as co-ruler at Constantinople. coming together with some people from the supporters of Damasus, very cruel slaughters were committed by both sexes.
a Valens, baptised by Eudoxius, bishop of the Arians, persecutes us.
286th Olympiad 3 b Gratian , the son of Valentinian, made emperor at Amiens. 367
38th of the Romans, Valentinian and Valens reigned for 14 years and 5 months
c Such a great tempest arose at Constantinople that, hail of a wonderful size falling, it killed some men.
1 a Valentinian in another time would have been an exceptional emperor and was similar to Aurelian in his behaviour, except that his undue strictness and a certain frugality were interpreted as cruelty and greed. 365
d Among the Atrabates wool mixed with rain descended from the sky.
e Hilary, bishop of Poitiers, dies.
b Apollinaris, bishop of Laodicea, composes manifold writings of our religion. 4 f Nicea, which had often before been shaken, was utterly destroyed by an earthquake. 368
2 c An earthquake having occurred throughout the whole world, the shore is invaded by the sea, and falling debris in innumerable cities of Sicily and of many islands, crushed the people. 366 g The rhetor Libanius of Antioch is considered notable.
287th Olympiad
5 h The games restored at Constantinople by Valens. 369
d Procopius, who had usurped power at Constantinople, died nearby in Phrygia and most of the Procopian party was slaughtered and proscribed. i Athanaric, king of the Goths, after a persecution had been stirred up against the Christians, kills or expels very many from their own homes in to Roman soil.
k Eusebius, bishop of Vercelli, dies.
e Damasus is ordained 35th bishop of the Roman Church, and after a not very long interval Ursinus, is appointed bishop by some people, and with his partisans invaded (the church of) Sicininum, in which, 6 l The Church of the Holy Apostles is dedicated in Constantinople. 370
m Great famine in Phrygia.
(1) Cibale.
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a Lucifer Bishop of Cagliari dies, who like Gregory, bishop of the Spanish provinces, and Philo of Libya never involved himself with the Arian depravity. a Almost eighty thousand Burgundians marched down to the Rhine, which had never occurred before.