Editing 372

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[[File:Statue of xie an.JPG|upright=1.35|thumb|Statue of [[Xie An]] ([[China]])]]
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Year '''372''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCCLXXII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Sunday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of [[Domitius Modestus|Modestus]] and [[Arintheus]]''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1125 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 372 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 ====
* Emperor [[Valentinian I]] is engaged in operations against the [[Alamanni]], [[Quadi]] and [[Sarmatians]], while his subordinates are dealing with the [[Roman usurper]] [[Firmus (4th century usurper)|Firmus]] in [[Diocese of Africa|Africa]] and the [[Picts]] in [[Roman Britain|Britain]].

==== Europe ====
* The [[Huns]] attack the [[Tervingi]] on the [[Dniester]], overwhelming them with [[light cavalry]] ([[mounted archery|horse archers]]), and devastating the settlements of the [[Goths]]. King [[Athanaric]] is defeated and seeks refuge in [[Caucaland]] in the [[Carpathian Mountains]].
* Athanaric starts building new defensive works to protect his people against the [[Alans]] and the Huns.

==== China ====
* [[Sixteen Kingdoms]]: [[Emperor Fei of Jin|Jin Feidi]] is dethroned as emperor of the [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Eastern Jin Dynasty]]. He is replaced by his granduncle Sima Yu, who is installed as  [[Emperor Jianwen of Jin|Jin Jianwendi]].
* [[September 12]] – [[Emperor Xiaowu of Jin|Jin Xiaowudi]], age 10, succeeds his father Jin Jianwendi. [[Empress Chu Suanzi]] serves as [[regent]], but decisions are made by the high officials [[Xie An]] and [[Wang Tanzhi]].
* The first [[Diplomacy|diplomatic]] ties are established between the Korean kingdom of [[Baekje]] and the Chinese court of the Jin Dynasty.

=== By topic ===

==== Art and Science ====
* The national academy of Chinese learning, called [[Seonggyungwan|Taehak]], is established in the kingdom of [[Goguryeo]] ([[Korea]]).
* [[Basil the Great]] establishes the [[Basileias]], possibly the first hospital, near [[Caesarea (Mazaca)|Caesarea Mazaca]] on land granted by emperor Valens.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Caner |first1=Daniel |title=Not a Hospital but a Leprosarium: Basil's Basilias and an Early Byzantine Concept of the Deserving Poor |journal=Dumbarton Oaks Papers |date=2018 |volume=72 |pages=34–35 |url=https://archive.org/details/DOP72_02_Caner/mode/2up?view=theater |access-date=27 November 2024 |publisher=Washington, DC: Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University}}</ref>

==== Religion ====
* [[Gregory of Nyssa]] becomes [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyssa|bishop of Nyssa]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Brill Dictionary of Gregory of Nyssa |publisher=[[Brill Publishers]] |isbn=9789004190696 |editor-last=Maspero |editor-first=Giulio |location=Netherlands |publication-date=December 14, 2009 |pages=103 |editor-last2=Mateo-Seco |editor-first2=Lucas Francisco}}</ref>
* [[Buddhism]] is adopted as the official religion of Gorguryeo.
* [[Saint Augustine]] adopts [[Manichaeism]].
* Valentinian I bans [[Manichaean]] meetings.
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== Births ==
* [[Pei Songzhi]], Chinese historian and politician (d. [[451]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Emperor Jianwen of Jin|Jianwen of Jin]], Chinese emperor of the [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Jin Dynasty]] (b. [[320]])
* [[Maximus of Ephesus]], Greek [[Neoplatonism|Neoplatonist]] philosopher
* [[Sabbas the Goth]], Christian [[Reader (liturgy)|reader]] and saint (b. [[334]])

== References ==
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