Editing 399

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[[File:Toyohara Chikanobu Emperor Nintoku.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Emperor Nintoku]] (313–399) (right)]]
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Year '''399''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCCXCIX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known in Rome as the '''Year of the Consulship of [[Eutropius (consul 399)|Eutropius]] and [[Flavius Mallius Theodorus|Theodorus]]''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1152 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 399 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 ====
* The Emperor [[Honorius]] of the Western Roman Empire, who is only 15 years old, closes the [[gladiator]]ial schools in [[Rome]], and legally ends ''[[munera (ancient Rome)|munera]]'' (gladiator games).
* [[Flavius Mallius Theodorus]] becomes [[Roman consul]] and official at the imperial court of emperor [[Arcadius]]. 
* [[Gainas]], a [[Goths|Gothic]] leader, is made ''[[magister militum]]'' and forms an [[Political alliance|alliance]] with deserters of [[Tribigild]] along the [[Bosphorus]]. He proclaims himself co-[[regent]] ([[usurper]]), and installs his forces in [[Constantinople]]. Gainas deposes anti-Gothic officials and has [[Eutropius (consul 399)|Eutropius]], imperial advisor (''[[cubicularius]]''), executed.

==== Middle East ====
* King [[Bahram IV]] dies after an 11-year reign. He is succeeded by [[Yazdegerd I]], who becomes the thirteenth [[Sassanid Empire|Sassanid]] Emperor of [[Iran|Persia]].

==== Asia ====
* [[Faxian|Fa-Hien]], Chinese [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[monk]], travels to [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Kapilavastu (ancient city)|Kapilavastu]] (modern [[Nepal]]).
* [[Xianbei]] kingdom of [[Southern Yan]] conquers [[Qing Province]] (modern central and eastern [[Shandong]]) from the [[Eastern Jin]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[November 26]] &ndash; [[Pope Siricius]] dies at Rome after a 15-year reign in which he has commanded [[celibacy]] for [[priest]]s, asserted papal authority over the entire Western Church, and threatened to impose sanctions on those who do not follow his dictates. 
* [[Pope Anastasius I|Anastasius I]] succeeds Siricius as the 39th [[pope]]. He seeks to reconcile the churches of [[Roman Catholic Church|Rome]] and [[Antiochian Orthodox Church|Antioch]]. Anastasius also condemns the doctrine of [[Origen]]. 
* [[Flavian I of Antioch|Flavian I]] is acknowledged as legitimate [[bishop]] of [[Antioch]] by the Church of Rome.
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== Births ==
* [[Narsai]], Syriac [[poet]] and [[Theology|theologian]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[November 26]] &ndash; [[Pope Siricius]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Siricius {{!}} Roman Catholic, Bishop, Defender {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Siricius |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=4 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Bahram IV]], king of the [[Sassanid Empire]] ([[Iran|Persia]])
* [[Eutropius (consul 399)|Eutropius]], [[Roman consul]] and [[eunuch]] 
* [[Evagrius Ponticus]], [[Christians|Christian]] [[monk]] and [[Asceticism|ascetic]] (b. [[345]])
* [[Saint Fabiola|Fabiola]], Christian [[saint]]
* [[Emperor Nintoku|Nintoku]], emperor of [[Japan]]
* [[Tribigild]], [[Ostrogoths|Ostrogothic]] general
* [[Tufa Wugu]], prince of the [[Xianbei]] state [[Southern Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms)|Southern Liang]]
* [[Yuan Shansong]], official and [[poet]] of the [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Jin Dynasty]]

== References ==
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