Editing 350

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Year '''350''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCCL]]''') was a [[common year starting on Monday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Nigrinianus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1103 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 350 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Roman Empire ====
* [[January 18]] &ndash; Western Roman Emperor [[Constans I]] makes himself extremely unpopular; one of his generals, [[Magnentius]], is proclaimed emperor at Augustodunum in the Diocese of Galliae, with the support of the army on the [[Rhine]] frontier.
* [[January]] &ndash; Constans I flees towards [[Hispania|Spain]], where he is subsequently assassinated at ''[[Elne|Castrum Helenae]]''. Magnentius rules the Western portion of the Roman Empire and is far more tolerant towards [[Christians]] and [[Paganism|Pagans]] alike. 
* [[March 1]] &ndash; [[Vetranio]] is asked by [[Constantina]], sister of [[Constantius II]], to proclaim himself [[Caesar (title)|Caesar]]. Constantius accepts the new emperor and sends him funds to raise an army.
* [[June 3]] &ndash; [[Nepotianus]], Roman [[usurper]], proclaims himself emperor and enters [[Rome]] with a group of [[gladiator]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Crawford |first1=Peter |title=Constantius II: Usurpers, Eunuchs and the Antichrist |date=11 November 2016 |publisher=Pen and Sword |isbn=978-1-4738-8393-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_aJBDQAAQBAJ |access-date=1 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[June 30]] &ndash; Nepotianus is defeated and killed by [[Marcellinus (magister officiorum)|Marcellinus]], a trusted [[magister officiorum|general]] sent by Magnentius. His head is put on a spear and carried around the city. 
* [[December 25]] &ndash; Vetranio meets Constantius II at [[Niš|Naissus]] ([[Serbia]]) and joins  forces with him. Vetranio is forced to abdicate his title, and Constantius allows him to live as a private citizen on a state pension.

==== Asia ====
* King [[Pushyavarman]] establishes the [[Varman dynasty|Varman Dynasty]] in [[Assam]]. 
* About this time the [[Huns]] begin to invade the [[Sassanid Empire]].<ref>Roberts,  J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994.</ref>
* The city of [[Anbar (town)|Anbar]] ([[Iraq]]) is founded by king [[Shapur II]].
* The [[Wei-Jie war|Ran Wei-Later Zhao war]] breaks out in North [[China]]. Ethnic Han ruler [[Ran Min]] had used the infighting between the brothers who reigned in quick succession as emperors of the [[Jie people|Jie]] state of the [[Later Zhao]] to assume power, establish the [[Ran Wei]] dynasty, have an alleged 200,000 non-Han subjects (mostly Jie and Xiongnu) massacred and end the Later Zhao dynasty. This situation will soon be exploited by the neighbouring state of [[Former Yan]] which expands from the northeast towards the Yellow River.

=== By topic ===
==== Art ====
* The church of [[Santa Constanza]] in Rome is finished.
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== Births ==
* [[Honoratus]], [[Ancient Diocese of Arles|archbishop of Arles]] (approximate date);
* [[Hypatia|Hypatia of Alexandria]], female [[Neoplatonism|Neoplatonist]] philosopher (approximate date);
* [[Murong Wei]], emperor of the [[Xianbei]] state [[Former Yan]] (d. [[385]]);
* [[Plutarch of Athens]], Greek [[Philosophy|philosopher]] (approximate date);
* [[Theodore of Mopsuestia]], [[bishop]] and [[Theology|theologian]] (approximate date);
* [[Zhang Xuanjing]], ruler of the Chinese state [[Former Liang]] (d. [[363]]).
* [[Earliest common ancestor of Y haplotype R-S6881 born in north-west Germania]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
[[File:Centenionalis-Nepotianus-rome RIC 200.2.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|[[Nepotianus]] died on June 30, 350]]
[[File:Paul the Confessor, bishop of Constantinople (Menologion of Basil II).jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|Saint [[Paul I of Constantinople]]]]
* [[February 11]] &ndash; [[Constans I]], [[Roman Emperor]];
* [[June 21]] &ndash; [[Martin of Tongres]], [[Roman Catholic]] bishop and saint;
* [[June 30]] &ndash; [[Nepotianus]], [[Roman usurper]];
* [[August 5]] &ndash; [[Cassian of Autun]] [[Roman Catholic]] bishop and saint;
* [[November 26]] &ndash; [[Paul I of Constantinople]], Byzantine [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] bishop and saint.

=== Date unknown ===
* [[Shi Jian]], emperor of the [[Jie people|Jie]] state [[Later Zhao]].

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