385

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Events

By Place

Asia

* Jinsa of Baekje becomes king of the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje.

Africa

* Copper extraction and casting begins in Kansanshi in southernmost Africa, at the border of Zaire and Zambia.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

* Ammianus Marcellinus begins writing a history, in the style of Tacitus, covering the years 96-378 C.E.

Religion

* The Serapeum in Alexandria is destroyed.
* Theophilus of Alexandria becomes patriarch of Alexandria.
* Pope Siricius issues a decretal, proclaiming the primacy of Rome and the priestly obligation of celibacy.

Births

* Murong Chao
* Murong Xi
* Saint Patrick, missionary in Ireland (approximate date)
* Orosius, historian and theologian (approximate date)
* Emperor Gong of Jin China
* Xie Lingyun, Chinese author

Deaths

* Priscillian, Spanish theologian, the first person in the history of Christianity to be executed for heresy
* Aelia Flaccilla, wife of Roman Emperor Theodosius I
* Pulcheria, daughter of Theodosius and Aelia Flacilla
* Chimnyu of Baekje, king of the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje
* Ausonius, Roman poet
* Dao An
* Fu Jiān
* Murong Wei
* Xie An