Century · 301 – 400
The world in the 4th century
From 301 to 400 the atlas holds 148 states standing at some time, 45 of them founded in it - San Marino and Gupta Empire the best known - and 26 ending in it. 46 wars, risings, treaties, discoveries and other events began - Battle of Adrianople, Battle of the Milvian Bridge and Battle of the Frigidus the best known of the events; 198 people were born.
A century here is counted as Wikidata counts it, 301 to 400, and holds every row that began in it, however coarsely dated.
What began in the 4th century
By decade first - wars and battles in red, risings, regime changes and massacres beside them, everything else in grey - then by kind, the best known first.
Wars and battles 38
- Battle of Adrianople · battle · 378
- Battle of the Milvian Bridge · battle · 312
- Battle of the Frigidus · battle · 394
- Gothic War · war · 376 – 382
- Battle of Adrianople (324) · battle · 324
- Battle of Strasbourg · battle · 357
- Battle of Chrysopolis · battle · 324
- Battle of Fei River · battle · 383
and 30 more in the atlas.
Unrest and atrocity 5
- Diocletianic Persecution · atrocity · 303 – 313
- Massacre of Thessalonica · atrocity · 390
- Disaster of Yongjia · atrocity · 311
- Upheaval of the Five Barbarians · unrest · 304 – 316
- Gildonic War · unrest · 397 – 398
Natural disasters 2
- 365 Crete earthquake · disaster · 365
- 363 Galilee earthquake · disaster · 363
Treaties 1
- Peace of Acilisene · treaty · 387
States founded and fallen
Founded 45
- San Marino · state · 301 – present
- Gupta Empire · state · 320 – 550
- Visigoths · state · 396 – 425
- Vandals · state · 337 – 438
- Rouran Khaganate · state · 330 – 555
- Shirvan · state · 400 – 1539
- Northern Wei · state · 386 – 535
- Salian Franks · state · 358 – 509
- Antes · state · 301 – 620
- Nobatia · state · 400 – 650
- History of the Huns · state · 316 – 484
- Former Qin · state · 350 – 394
- Han-Zhao · state · 304 – 329
- Kingdom of Dumnonia · state · 400 – 927
and 31 more in the atlas.
Ended 26
- Roman Empire · state · 27 BCE – 395 CE
- Kushan Empire · state · 30 – 375
- Sarmatians · state · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Kingdom of Kush · state · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
- Bosporan Kingdom · state · 437 BCE – 370 CE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · state · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Hadhramaut · state · 700 BCE – 305 CE
- Adiabene · state · 63 BCE – 370 CE
- Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom · state · 260 – 357
- Former Qin · state · 350 – 394
- Han-Zhao · state · 304 – 329
- Later Zhao · state · 319 – 351
- Cheng-Han · state · 304 – 347
- Former Yan · state · 337 – 370
and 12 more in the atlas.
Born in the 4th century
The best known first, by how many Wikipedias write about them.
- Augustine of Hippo · bishop · 354 – 430
- Hypatia · inventor · 360 – 415
- Jerome · theologian · 345 – 420
- John Chrysostom · bishop · 349 – 407
- Ambrose · philosopher · 350 – 397
- Pope Leo I · writer · 400 – 461
- Julian · philosopher · 331 – 363
- Theodosius I · politician · 347 – 395
- Basil of Caesarea · philosopher · 329 – 379
- Gregory of Nazianzus · religious leader · 329 – 389
- Pope Damasus I · poet · 305 – 384
- Martin of Tours · bishop · 316 – 397
- Alaric I · military leader · 370 – 410
- Pope Liberius · writer · 310 – 366
- Ammianus Marcellinus · writer · 330 – 395
- Constantius II · politician · 317 – 361
- Honorius · politician · 384 – 423
- Saint Patrick · bishop · 385 – 461
- Arcadius · politician · 377 – 408
- Valentinian I · politician · 321 – 375
- Valens · politician · 328 – 378
- Mesrop Mashtots · religious leader · 362 – 440
- Constantine II · politician · 316 – 340
- Flavius Aetius · politician · 390 – 454
and 174 more in the atlas.
States of the 4th century
Every state that stood at some time in the 4th century, by region, the best known first.
Europe28 states
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Roman Empire · 27 BCE – 395 CE
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Western Roman Empire · 285 – 476
- Visigoths · 396 – 425
- Vandals · 337 – 438
- Saxons · 283 – 799
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Burgundians · 154 – 409
and 16 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa25 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Sasanian Empire · 224 – 651
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
- Caucasian Albania · 2 BCE – 461 CE
- Kingdom of Armenia · 553 BCE – 428 CE
- Ghassanids · 220 – 638
and 13 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia29 states
- Gupta Empire · 320 – 550
- Kushan Empire · 30 – 375
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Wusun · 170 BCE – 450 CE
- Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom · 260 – 357
- Vakataka dynasty · 250 – 500
- Western Ganga dynasty · 350 – 1000
and 17 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia39 states
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Jin dynasty (266–420) · 266 – 420
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE
- Champa · 192 – 1832
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE
- Rouran Khaganate · 330 – 555
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Kaya confederacy · 42 – 562
- Kingdom of Funan · 68 – 550
- Northern Wei · 386 – 535
and 27 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania5 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Teotihuacan · 50 BCE – 704 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Tiwanaku polity · 300 – 1150
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
Location unknown22 states
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Southern Liang · 397 – 414
- Alchon Huns · 380 – 560
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Licchavis of Nepal · 400 – 750
- Geumgwan Gaya · 43 – 532
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Varman dynasty · 350 – 655
- Daegaya · 42 – 562
- Shanshan · 92 BCE – 445 CE
- Zhai Wei · 388 – 392
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
and 10 more; every state of Location unknown.
Its decades and years
The decades and years with a page of their own.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 300 – 400: every state, war and life of the 4th century, region by region.
- On the map in 350: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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