395
| Years: 391 392 393 394 – 395 – 396 397 398 399 | |
| Decades: 360s 370s 380s – 390s – 400s 410s 420s | |
| Centuries: 3rd century – 4th century – 5th century | |
Events
- After the death of emperor Theodosius I, the Roman Empire is divided in an eastern and a western half. The eastern half is centered in Constantinople under Arcadius, son of Theodosius I, and the western half in Rome under Flavius Augustus Honorius his brother.
- Alaric the Visigoth, general of the foederati, renounces Roman fealty and is declared King, waging war against both parts of the Roman Empire. End of a 16 year period of peace between Romans and Visigoths.
- Possible date that Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius published his Saturnalia
Births
Deaths
- January 17: Theodosius I, Roman Emperor
- Ausonius, poet and rhetorician
- Conan Meriadoc, duke of Brittany
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