379

379 (CCCLXXIX) was a common year beginning on a Tuesday of the Julian calendar, effective on that date.

In the Roman Empire, the year was named as the consulate of Ausonius and Hermogenianus, or less commonly, as 1132 Ab urbe condita, acquiring its name as 379 at the beginning of the Middle Ages, when the anno Domini was established.

Events

Roman Empire

• January 19: Theodosius I is elevated to the Roman emperor in Sirmium.
• Graciano rejects the title of Emperor of the East.
• Graciano renounces the title of pontifex maximus.
• The province of Iliria is transferred to the Eastern Empire.

Asian

• Ardacher II becomes king of Persia.
• China: Fights in the Feishui War.

America

• 13 September: Nun Yax Ayin is appointed king of Tikal.

Religion

• Gregorio Nacianceno becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople, and is wounded when attacked by a mob of heretics.
• John Chrysostom writes a book on the Christian education of children.

Deaths

• Saint Basilio, Bishop of Caesarea.
• Sapor II, Sassanian emperor.