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By Place
Roman Empire
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Constantinople , capital of EmperorConstantius II , becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead fromRome , capital of EmperorConstans . [http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm]
* Constantine II attacks his brother Constans nearAquileia , aiming for sole control of the western half of the Empire, but is defeated.
* Constans and Constantius II split the Empire between them.By Topic
Religion
* Acacius succeeds
Eusebius asbishop in the see of Caesarea.Births
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Ambrose , church father (approximate date)
*Jerome ,Bible translator (approximate date)
*Quintus Aurelius Symmachus , politician and pagan (approximate date)Deaths
* Constantine II, joint emperor of the
Roman Empire (killed in battle)
* SaintMacrina the Elder
*Yu Liang
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