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__NOTOC__ Year 381 (Roman numerals, CCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Syagrius and Eucherius (or, less frequently, year 1134 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 381 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 By place Roman Empire * Emperor Gratian moves the capital to ''Mediolanum'' (modern-day Milan). Because of his Christianity, Christian beliefs, he eliminates ''Pontifex Maximus'' as Imperial title. Gratian also refuses the robe of office, insulting the paganism, pagan aristocrats of Rome. * The Gaul, Gallic city of Cularo is renamed Gratianopolis (later Grenoble), in honor of Gratian having created a Prince-Bishop, bishopric. Europe * The Visigoths, Visigothic chieftain Athanaric becomes the first foreign king to visi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Numerals
Roman numerals are a numeral system that originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages. Numbers are written with combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet, each letter with a fixed integer value, modern style uses only these seven: The use of Roman numerals continued long after the decline of the Roman Empire. From the 14th century on, Roman numerals began to be replaced by Arabic numerals; however, this process was gradual, and the use of Roman numerals persists in some applications to this day. One place they are often seen is on clock faces. For instance, on the clock of Big Ben (designed in 1852), the hours from 1 to 12 are written as: The notations and can be read as "one less than five" (4) and "one less than ten" (9), although there is a tradition favouring representation of "4" as "" on Roman numeral clocks. Other common uses include year numbers on monuments and buildings and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
