4th century
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(3rd century - 4th century - 5th century - other centuries)
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 4th century was that century which lasted from 301 to 400.
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Events
- Definitive declaration of biblical canon: Council of Carthage
- Demotic is replaced by Greek
- Constantine I ends persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. Christianity is made the official religion of the Empire. The Roman Empire's seat of government is moved to Constantinople.
- Flowering of Christian desert monasticism in Egypt.
- Aksum is converted to Christianity by St. Frumentius of Tyre.
- Trade between Europe and Western Sahara.
- Destruction of the Roman Army at the Battle of Adrianople in 378
Significant persons
- Saint Ambrose, bishop of Milan
- Ammianus Marcellinus, Roman Historian
- Emperor Constantine I
- Saint Martin of Tours
- Saint Augustine of Hippo, theologian
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
Decades and years
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