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Year '''373''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCCLXXIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of [[Valentinian I|Augustus]] and [[Valens]]''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1126 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 373 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 [[Valens]] is converted to [[Arianism]], and orders the persecution of Trinitarian [[Christians]] in the [[Byzantine Empire|Roman East]]. 
* [[Quintus Aurelius Symmachus]] becomes [[proconsul]] of [[Africa]], and is made a member of the pontifical college.
* [[Count Theodosius]] is appointed commander of an expedition to suppress the rebellion of [[Firmus (4th-century usurper)|Firmus]] in [[Mauretania]].
* The [[Aqueduct of Valens]] is inaugurated near [[Constantinople]] (modern [[Istanbul]]); the [[Roman aqueduct|aqueduct]] has a length of 971 meters.

==== Europe ====
* [[Battle of the Tanais River]]: The [[Huns]] defeat the [[Alans]] near the [[Don River, Russia|Don]], sending the remnants fleeing westward.

==== Persia ====
* King [[Shapur II]] declares war as a result of Valens' support of [[Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)|Armenia]]. Emperor Valens makes [[Antioch]] his military base for the campaign against [[Sassanid Empire|Persia]].

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[Saint Martin of Tours]] undertakes the [[Christianization]] of [[Gaul]].
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== Births ==
* [[Murong Hui (Later Yan)|Murong Hui]], Chinese general and prince of the [[Later Yan|Later Yan Dynasty]] (d. [[397]])
* [[Murong Sheng]] (or '''Daoyun'''), Chinese emperor of the Later Yan Dynasty (d. [[401]])
* [[Synesius|Synesius of Cyrene]], Christian bishop (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[May 2]] &ndash; [[Athanasius of Alexandria]], Egyptian bishop and saint (b. [[296]])<ref>{{Cite book |last=Errington |first=Robert Malcolm  |author-link=Robert Malcolm Errington |title= Roman Imperial Policy from Julian to Theodosius |publisher=[[University of North Carolina Press]] |isbn=9780807877456 |location=Chapel Hill, North Carolina |publication-date=October 15, 2007 |pages=180}}</ref>
* [[June 9]] &ndash; [[Ephrem the Syrian]], Syrian Orthodox priest and saint (b. [[306]])
* [[Huan Wen]] (or '''Yuanzi'''), Chinese general and [[regent]] (b. [[312]])
* [[Nerses I]] ('''the Great'''), Armenian catholicos (or [[patriarch]])
* [[Sun Sheng (Jin dynasty)|Sun Sheng]], Chinese historian and politician (b. [[302]])

== Gallery ==
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File:Mor Ephrem icon.jpg|[[Ephrem the Syrian|Saint Ephrem the Syrian]]
File:Ikone Athanasius von Alexandria.jpg|[[Saint Athanasius of Alexandria]]
File:Nerses.jpg|[[Nerses I|Saint Nerses I]]
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== References ==
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