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Year 393 (
CCCXCIII) was a
common year starting on Saturday
A common year starting on Saturday is any non-leap year (i.e. a year with 365 days) that begins on Saturday, 1 January, and ends on Saturday, 31 December. Its dominical letter hence is B. The current year, 2022, is a common year starting on Saturd ...
(link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Augustus (or, less frequently, year 1146 ''
Ab urbe condita
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''). The denomination 393 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
* January 23 – Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his son Honorius, age 8, co-ruler ('' Augustus'') of the Western Roman Empire.
* Theodosius I demands the destruction of pagan
Paganism (from classical Latin ''pāgānus'' "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Judaism. ...
temples, holy sites, and ancient objects throughout the Roman Empire.
* Theodosius I abolishes the Greek Olympic Games, ending a thousand years of festivals, as part of the general Christian
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policy to establish universal Christian worship in accordance with the doctrines set forth in the Nicene Creed
The original Nicene Creed (; grc-gre, Σύμβολον τῆς Νικαίας; la, Symbolum Nicaenum) was first adopted at the First Council of Nicaea in 325. In 381, it was amended at the First Council of Constantinople. The amended form is a ...
(the next Olympic Games will not be held until 1896
Events
January–March
* January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers.
* January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
* January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wil ...
).
China
* Gao Zu succeeds Tai Zu as emperor of the Later Qin Empire.
* Chinese astronomers observe the guest star SN 393.
By topic
Religion
* Synod of Hippo
The Synod of Hippo refers to the synod of 393 which was hosted in Hippo Regius in northern Africa during the Early Christianity, early Christian Church. Additional synods were held in 394, 397, 401 and 426. Some were attended by Augustine of Hippo. ...
: A council at Hippo Regius
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( Algeria) is hosted by the Church. The bishops approve a canon of Sacred Scripture that correspond to the Roman Catholic Church.
Births
*
Sima Maoying
Sima Maoying () (393? or 403/4?Zhang Senkai is of the opinion that Sima Maoying's true birth year is around this period as this would make her 36-37 years old (by East Asian reckoning) at the time of her death. In addition, one possible reason why ...
, empress of the
Liu Song Dynasty (d.
439
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Year 439 ( CDXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Festus (or, less frequently, year 1192 ' ...
)
*
Theodoret of Cyrrhus,
bishop and
theologian (approximate date)
Deaths
*
Eunomius of Cyzicus,
Arian
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bishop and theologian
*
Zhai Zhao "Heavenly Prince" (''
Tian Wang''), emperor of
Wei
Wei or WEI may refer to:
States
* Wey (state) (衛, 1040–209 BC), Wei in pinyin, but spelled Wey to distinguish from the bigger Wei of the Warring States
* Wei (state) (魏, 403–225 BC), one of the seven major states of the Warring States per ...
References
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