Editing 399 (section)

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

==== Roman Empire ====
* The Emperor [[Honorius]] of the Western Roman Empire, who is only 15 years old, closes the [[gladiator]]ial schools in [[Rome]], and legally ends ''[[munera (ancient Rome)|munera]]'' (gladiator games).
* [[Flavius Mallius Theodorus]] becomes [[Roman consul]] and official at the imperial court of emperor [[Arcadius]]. 
* [[Gainas]], a [[Goths|Gothic]] leader, is made ''[[magister militum]]'' and forms an [[Political alliance|alliance]] with deserters of [[Tribigild]] along the [[Bosphorus]]. He proclaims himself co-[[regent]] ([[usurper]]), and installs his forces in [[Constantinople]]. Gainas deposes anti-Gothic officials and has [[Eutropius (consul 399)|Eutropius]], imperial advisor (''[[cubicularius]]''), executed.

==== Middle East ====
* King [[Bahram IV]] dies after an 11-year reign. He is succeeded by [[Yazdegerd I]], who becomes the thirteenth [[Sassanid Empire|Sassanid]] Emperor of [[Iran|Persia]].

==== Asia ====
* [[Faxian|Fa-Hien]], Chinese [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[monk]], travels to [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Kapilavastu (ancient city)|Kapilavastu]] (modern [[Nepal]]).
* [[Xianbei]] kingdom of [[Southern Yan]] conquers [[Qing Province]] (modern central and eastern [[Shandong]]) from the [[Eastern Jin]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[November 26]] &ndash; [[Pope Siricius]] dies at Rome after a 15-year reign in which he has commanded [[celibacy]] for [[priest]]s, asserted papal authority over the entire Western Church, and threatened to impose sanctions on those who do not follow his dictates. 
* [[Pope Anastasius I|Anastasius I]] succeeds Siricius as the 39th [[pope]]. He seeks to reconcile the churches of [[Roman Catholic Church|Rome]] and [[Antiochian Orthodox Church|Antioch]]. Anastasius also condemns the doctrine of [[Origen]]. 
* [[Flavian I of Antioch|Flavian I]] is acknowledged as legitimate [[bishop]] of [[Antioch]] by the Church of Rome.
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