Editing 381 (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Roman Empire ====
* Emperor [[Gratian]] moves the capital to ''[[Mediolanum]]'' (modern-day [[Milan]]). Because of his [[Christianity|Christian]] beliefs, he eliminates ''[[Pontifex Maximus]]'' as Imperial title. Gratian also refuses the [[robe]] of office, insulting the [[paganism|pagan]] aristocrats of [[Rome]].
* The [[Gaul|Gallic]] city of [[Cularo]] is renamed [[Gratian]]opolis (later [[Grenoble]]), in honor of Gratian having created a [[Prince-Bishop|bishopric]].

==== Europe ====
* The [[Visigoths|Visigothic]] chieftain [[Athanaric]] becomes the first foreign king to visit the Eastern Roman capital of [[Constantinople]]. He negotiates a [[peace treaty]] with emperor [[Theodosius I]] that makes his people ''[[foederati]]'' as "one body within the imperial soldiery".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mierow |first=Charles Christopher |title=The gothic history of Jordanes in English version with an introduction and a commentary |publisher=Evolution Publishing |year=1916 |edition=2nd |location=New Jersey |publication-date=2006 |pages=91–92}}</ref> Athanaric dies 2 weeks later<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Donini|first1= Guido|last2=Ford|first2= Gordon B. |title=Isidore of Seville's History of the Goths, Vandals |publisher=Brill |year=1970 |location=Leiden |pages=7–8}}</ref> after an 18-year reign in which he has been undisputed king of all the [[Goths]] for just 1 year. The peace will continue until Theodosius's death in [[395]].
* The [[Sciri]] together with the [[Huns]] attack along Rome's lower Danubian frontier.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Heather |first=Peter |title=Empires and Barbarians: The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-19-973560-0 |location=New York |pages=222}}</ref>

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[First Council of Constantinople]] (some authorities date this council to 383): Theodosius I calls a general council to affirm and extend the [[Nicene Creed]], and denounce [[Arianism]] and [[Apollinarism]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Socrates Scholasticus |title=The Ecclesiastical History: Book 5, Chapter 8 |chapter=}}</ref>  Most trinitarian churches consider this an [[Ecumenical council]].
* [[Council of Aquileia, 381|Council of Aquileia]]: [[Ambrose]] and the council depose the [[Arianism|Arian]] bishops [[Palladius of Ratiaria]] and Secundianus of Singidunum.
* [[Flavian I of Antioch|Flavian]] succeeds Meletius as [[Patriarch of Antioch]].
* [[Timothy I of Alexandria|Timothy]] succeeds Peter II as [[Patriarch of Alexandria]].
* [[Archbishop Nectarius of Constantinople|Nectarius]] succeeds [[Gregory Nazianzus]] as [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|Archbishop of Constantinople]].
* [[John Chrysostom]] becomes a [[deacon]].
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