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[[File:Stilicho.jpg|thumb|An ivory [[diptych]] of [[Stilicho]] (right) with his wife [[Serena (wife of Stilicho)|Serena]] and son Eucherius]] 
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Year '''396''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCCXCVI]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]], it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of [[Honorius|Augustus]] and [[Arcadius|Augustus]]''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1149 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 396 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 ====
* [[Stilicho]], Roman general (''[[magister militum]]''), controls the young emperor [[Honorius]] as his [[regent]], and becomes the ''de facto'' ruler of the [[Western Roman Empire]]. He enlists the [[Alemanni]] and the [[Franks]], to defend the [[Rhine]] frontier.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hughes |first=Ian |title= Stilicho: The Vandal Who Saved Rome |publisher=[[Pen & Sword Books]] |location=Barnsley, England |publication-date=June 19, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Revolt of Alaric I]]: The [[Visigoths]], led by [[Alaric I]], rampage through [[Greece]] and plunder [[Ancient Corinth|Corinth]], [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argos]] and [[Sparta]]. They destroy the [[Eleusinian Mysteries|Temple of Eleusis]], and harry the [[Peloponnese]]. Stilicho makes peace with the [[Goths]], and allows them to settle in [[Epirus]] ([[Balkans]]).

==== China ====
* Emperor [[Emperor An of Jin|Jìn Ān Dì]], age 14, succeeds his father [[Emperor Xiaowu of Jin|Emperor Xiaowu]] as ruler of the [[Jin dynasty (266–420)|Eastern Jin dynasty]] after he is murdered by his [[Concubinage|concubine]] [[Honoured Lady Zhang]].
* [[Lü Guang]] claims the title "Heavenly Prince" (''[[Tian Wang]]''), signifying his claim to the [[Later Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms)|Later Liang]] Kingdom.</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[Petronius Maximus]], [[Roman Emperor|Western Roman Emperor]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[Empress Duan Yuanfei|Duan Yuanfei]], empress and wife of emperor Murong Chui
* [[Princess Dowager Helan|Dowager Helan]], mother of emperor [[Emperor Daowu of Northern Wei|Wei Daowudi]] (b. [[351]])
* [[Emperor Xiaowu of Jin|Jin Xiaowudi]], emperor of the [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Eastern Jin Dynasty]] (b. [[362]])
* [[Murong Chui]], general and founder of [[Later Yan]] (b. [[326]])

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