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Year '''388''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCCLXXXVIII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of [[Theodosius I|Augustus]] without colleague''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1141 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 388 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 ====
* [[Battle of the Save]]: Emperor [[Theodosius I]] defeats [[Magnus Maximus]] near [[Emona]] (modern [[Slovenia]]). Theodosius is in command of an army including [[Goths]], [[Huns]] and [[Alans]]. [[Valentinian II]], now 17, is restored as [[Roman Emperor]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Stephen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8kiJj92F-YkC |title= Theodosius: The Empire at Bay |last2=Friell |first2=John Gerald Paul |last3=Friell |first3=Gerard |publisher=[[Yale University Press]] |year=1995 |isbn=9780300074475 |location=New Haven, Connecticut |pages=125 |access-date=November 7, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Frankish invasion of 388]]: Rebellious [[Franks]] led by [[Marcomer]], [[Sunno]] and [[Genobaud (4th century)|Genobaud]] invade the [[Roman Empire]] with plunder and threaten ''[[Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium]]'' ([[Cologne]]). A part of the invaders are destroyed by the [[Romans (people)|Romans]] in the [[Silva Carbonaria|charcoal forest]] (present-day [[Belgium]]). The Roman general [[Quintines]] pursues the invaders on Frankish soil and is ambushed. His army is surrounded and defeated by the Franks.
* [[August 28]] &ndash; Magnus Maximus surrenders at [[Aquileia]], and is executed. Theodosius I devotes himself to [[gluttony]] and [[Female body shape|voluptuous]] living. Maximus' son [[Flavius Victor]] is executed at [[Trier]], by Valentinian's ''magister militum'' [[Arbogast (magister militum)|Arbogast]].

==== Persia ====
* King [[Shapur III]] dies after a reign in which he has partitioned [[Armenia]] with the [[Roman Empire]]. He is succeeded by his son [[Bahram IV]], who becomes the twelfth [[Sassanid Empire|Sassanid]] king of [[Iran|Persia]].

==== India ====
* Emperor [[Chandragupta II]], ruler of the [[Gupta Empire]], begins a war against the [[Western Satraps|Shaka Dynasty]] in [[West India]].

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[Paternus]] becomes [[bishop]] of the [[Episcopal see]] of [[Braga]] ([[Portugal]]).
* [[Isaac of Armenia|Isaac]], age 50, is named ''[[Catholicos of All Armenians|Catholicos]]'' (spiritual head) of the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]].
* [[Jerome]] moves to [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], where he spends the rest of his life as a [[hermit]] near [[Bethlehem]].
* A group of [[Christians]] storms the [[synagogue]] of the city [[Raqqa|Callinicum]] ([[Syria]]), at the [[Euphrates]].
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== Births ==
* [[Elpidius of Atella]] (or '''Elpidio'''), Christian bishop (d. [[452]])
* [[Yao Hong]], Chinese emperor of the [[Qiang (historical people)|Qiang]]-led [[Later Qin]] state (d. [[417]])

== Deaths ==
* [[August 28]] &ndash; [[Magnus Maximus]], Roman emperor
* [[Victor (emperor)|Flavius Victor]], Roman co-emperor (''[[Augustus (honorific)|Augustus]]'')
* [[Huan Shiqian]] (or '''Zhen'e'''), Chinese general 
* [[Maternus Cynegius]], Roman praetorian prefect
* [[Qifu Guoren]], Chinese ruler of the [[Xianbei]]-led [[Western Qin]] state
* [[Shapur III]], king of the [[Sassanid Empire]] ([[Iran|Persia]])
* [[Themistius]], Byzantine statesman and [[rhetoric]]ian 
* [[Xie Xuan]] (or '''Youdu'''), Chinese general (b. [[343]])

== References ==
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