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Heads of State

Year of the Water Buffalo癸丑( at the beginning of the year, water - rat壬子)

Diocletian era 69 /70 ( the year of November)

Syria: 664/665 ( year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

• July 3: After his final victory over Magnentius in the Battle of Mons Seleucus Constantius II reigns over the entire Roman Empire.

• To 353 Bonn is destroyed by the Franks.

Religion

• Even in the religious field, conflicts will arise. Christological questions tempers flare, during the dispute between Arians and Orthodox continues to smolder. Constantius take for the Arian party and can Athanasius, condemning the leader of the Orthodox, at the Synod of Arles. Athanasius has to spend in the underground the next few years, until Julian, the pagan -minded followers of Constantius, permitted him to return to Alexandria 362.

Culture

• Late Spring: Wang Xizhi, one of the greatest Chinese calligrapher writes poetry collection the Orchid Pavilion.

Died

• 353 or early 354: Thalassius, praetorian prefect