Editing 394

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[[File:Bodl Canon.Misc.378 roll159B frame28.jpg|thumb|The ''[[Notitia Dignitatum]]'', with shields of the [[Late Roman army]]]]
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Year '''394''' ('''CCCXCIV''') was a [[common year starting on Sunday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known in Western Europe as the '''Year of the [[list of Roman consuls|Consulship]] of [[Virius Nicomachus Flavianus|Flavianus]] without colleague''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1147 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 394 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 ====
* [[September 6]] – [[Battle of the Frigidus]]: Emperor [[Theodosius I]] defeats and kills the usurper [[Eugenius]]. The forces of Theodosius are bolstered by numerous [[Auxiliaries (Roman military)|auxiliaries]], including 20,000 [[Visigoths|Visigoth]] federates under [[Alaric I|Alaric]]. The [[Franks|Frank]]ish general [[Arbogast (magister militum)|Arbogast]] (''[[magister militum]]'') escapes into the [[Alps]] and commits suicide.
* [[Late Roman army]]: The ''[[Notitia Dignitatum]]'' shows the development of forces in the [[Roman Empire]]. By now 200,000 soldiers guard the borders, and a reserve force of 50,000 is available for deployment. Many non-Roman soldiers are from [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]] tribes: [[Alamanni]], Franks, [[Goths]], [[Saxons]] and [[Vandals]].
* Winter – The [[Huns]] cross the frozen [[Danube]] and destroy the villages built by the Goths. Theodosius I, six hundred miles away in [[Italy]], sends no reinforcements to defend the northern frontier. 
* In [[Rome]], the sacred fire stops burning (see [[Hestia|Vesta]] and [[Vestal Virgins]]).

==== Egypt ====
* The last known [[Egyptian hieroglyphs|hieroglyphic]] inscription, known as the [[Graffito of Esmet-Akhom]], is written in [[Philae]], [[Egypt]].

==== China ====
* The last ruler of [[Former Qin]], [[Fu Chong]], is killed in battle against an army of [[Western Qin]], bringing Former Qin to an end.

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[Epiphanius of Salamis]] attacks [[Origen]]'s followers and urges [[John II, Bishop of Jerusalem|John II]], [[Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem|Bishop of Jerusalem]], to condemn his writings.
* The Council of Bagaï in [[Africa]] brings 310 [[Donatism|Donatist]] bishops together.
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== Births ==
* [[Guṇabhadra|Gunabhadra]], Indian [[Mahayana|Buddhist]] scholar-monk (d. [[468]])
* [[Jangsu of Goguryeo|Jangsu]], Korean king of [[Goguryeo]] (d. [[491]])

== Deaths ==
* [[September 6]] &ndash; [[Eugenius]], [[Roman usurper]]
* [[September 8]] &ndash; [[Arbogast (magister militum)|Arbogast]], Frankish general
* [[Fu Chong]], emperor of the Chinese [[Di (Wu Hu)|Di]] state [[Former Qin]]
* [[Fu Deng]], emperor of the Di state Former Qin (b. [[343]])
* [[Murong Yong]], emperor of the [[Xianbei]] state [[Western Yan]]
* [[Virius Nicomachus Flavianus]], Roman [[historian]] and [[politician]] (b. [[334]])
* [[Yao Chang]], emperor of the [[Qiang (historical people)|Qiang]] state [[Later Qin]] (b. [[331]])

== References ==
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