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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

* May 11 — Constantine I refounds Byzantium, renames it "New Rome", and moves the capital of the Roman Empire there from Rome. It is later known as Constantinople.

Africa

* Ezana, king of Axum, extends his area of control to the west. He defeats the Nobates, and destroys the kingdom of Meroë.

By Topic

Religion

* Frumentius is the first bishop of Ethiopia (approximate date).
* Eustathius, Patriarch of Antioch, is banished to Trajanopolis.
* The Bible is translated into the Gothic language by Wulfila.
* Pagan temples are progressively abandoned, destroyed or left to fall into disrepair, save those that are transformed into Christian churches.

Births

* Basil of Caesarea, Eastern Orthodox saint (approximate date)
* St. Moses the Black, Christian monk
* Saint Macrina the Younger, Christian nun

Deaths

* Iamblichus, neoplatonist philosopher