Editing 363 (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* [[March 5]] &ndash; Emperor [[Julian (emperor)|Julian]] departs from [[Antioch]] with his army (90,000 men) and heads north towards the [[Euphrates]]. En route he creates a diversion and sends a force of 30,000 soldiers under his cousin [[Procopius (usurper)|Procopius]] to [[Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)|Armenia]].
* [[April]] &ndash; Julian crosses the Euphrates near [[Manbij|Hierapolis]], using 50 [[Pontoon bridge|pontoon]] ships, and moves eastwards to [[Carrhae]]. He destroys [[Anbar (town)|Perisapora]] and overruns Persian forts along the desert frontier (''[[Limes Arabicus]]''). 
* [[May 29]] &ndash; [[Battle of Ctesiphon (363)|Battle of Ctesiphon]]: Julian reaches the vicinity of the strongly fortified capital [[Ctesiphon]]. King [[Shapur II]] in charge of a large Persian army adopts a [[scorched earth]] policy, leaving the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] desperately short of supplies.
* [[June 16]] &ndash; The [[Late Roman army|Roman army]] starts its retreat northward to [[Corduene]] (Armenia). Julian marches back up the [[Tigris]] and burns his fleet of supply ships. During the withdrawal Julian's forces suffer several attacks from the [[Sasanian Empire|Persia]]ns.
* [[June 26]] &ndash; [[Battle of Samarra]]: Julian is mortally wounded in a skirmish and dies from a wound received during the fighting near [[Samarra]] ([[Iraq]]). [[Jovian (emperor)|Jovian]], general of the Guard, succeeds him and is proclaimed [[Roman emperor|Emperor]] by the troops.
* Emperor Jovian negotiates a disastrous peace with [[Sasanian Empire|Persia]], surrendering four of the five [[Roman province]]s gained by [[Galerius|Caesar Galerius]] in [[298]], and the cities [[Nusaybin|Nisibis]] and [[Singara]] ([[Mesopotamia (Roman province)|Mesopotamia]]).

==== Europe ====
* The [[Huns]] first appear in Europe and reach the [[Caspian Sea]].

==== Middle East ====
* [[May 18]]&ndash;[[May 19|19]] &ndash; [[Galilee earthquake of 363]]. [[Petra]], capital of the [[Nabataeans]] (in modern-day Syria), is seriously damaged.
*[[363 Arsakawan earthquake]].  It affected the cities of Arsakawan (modern [[Doğubayazıt]]) and Salat (modern [[Sisian]]).<ref name="Guidoboni">Guidoboni, Traina, 1995, p. 113.</ref>

=== By topic ===

==== Astronomy ====
* [[April 20]] &ndash; The planet [[Venus]] [[Occultation|occults]] the planet [[Jupiter]].

==== Religion ====
* The [[Council of Laodicea]], which deals with constricting the conduct of church members, is held.  The major [[Canon law (Catholic Church)|canon]] approved by this council is Canon 29, which prohibits resting on the [[Shabbat|Sabbath (Saturday)]], restricting Christians to honoring the [[God in Christianity|Lord]] on [[Sabbath in Christianity|Sunday]].
* [[Mar Mattai Monastery]] is founded on [[Mount Alfaf]].
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