552 CHRONOLOGICAL ARRANGEMENT 



observed by Sibthorp in Greece, in shaded springy places ; and is known to grow throughout middle 

 Europe as far as Britain (Engl. bot. pi. 2024). 



"June" (Eutrop , and Clint.), Julian succeeded by Jovian, forty-sixth Roman emperor. Who, 

 ceding five provinces, concluded peace with the Persians and retreated from the Euphrates. Jovian, 

 while protecting the followers of the ancient religion, declared himself a Christian, and issued an 

 edict placing Christianity upon a legal basis. 



"364, Feb. 17th" (Idat., and Clint.), Jovian succeeded by Valentinian, forty-seventh Roman 

 emperor. Who, taking up his residence in Italy, gave the Eastern portion of the Empire to his 

 brother Valens. Valentinian appointed Vettius Praetextatus, proconsul of Achaia under Julian and a 

 heathen priest, "praefectus urbi ; " whose house is the scene of the imaginary conversation between 

 Aurelius Symmachus, Flavianus, Servius the grammarian, and Caesina Albinus, in the work of 

 Macrobius. 



"The same year = 2d year of the 'hing-ning' of Ngai-ti " (Chinese chron. table), beginning of 

 the Fifty-first cycle. 



36,- A. D. (= "290 an. jav. = 240 -f- 50 years " of Nata Kasuma, Raffles x.), death of Gutaka. 

 After governing for "fifty" years the Hindu colony at Giling Wesi on Java, he succeeded in trans- 

 ferring his authority to his son Raden Sawela. 



" In this year" (Ammian., and Clint.), inroads of Alamanni across the frontier of "Germaniae" 

 into " Gallias Raetiasque ; " of " Picti Saxonesque et Scotti et Atacotti " into Britain ; and of preda- 

 tory bands of Goths into Thrace. 



''About this time" (Clint, iv. p. 455), a party of " Scotos gentem Britannicam humanis vesci 

 carnibus " Scots a people of Britain who eat human flesh, seen by Hieronymus during his visit 

 to Gaul. 



'• 366 A. D. = ' tai-ho,' 1st year of Ti-y II., of the Tcin," or Ninth dynasty (Chinese chron. table). 



"The same year'' (Japanese chron. transl. Nicholai, and Bickmore), the Japanese after several 

 years fighting defeated and their general killed by the Ainos. 



"The same year" (Hieronym., Prosp., and Clint.), death of Liberius, and Damasus ordained 

 " thirty-fifth " bishop of Rome (the Arian appointment of Felix not counted). Shortly afterwards, 

 Ursinus ordained in opposition. 



One hundred and fortieth generation. Sept. 1st, 367, mostly beyond youth : Nicolaus of Lao- 

 dicea : the Greek philosophers, Pappus, and Theon the younger; the rhetors, Himerius, Themistius, 

 and Libanius : the Christian Greek writers, Aquilius Severus of Spain, Eunomius bishop of Cyzicus, 

 Agelius, Ambrosius of Alexandria, Theotimus, Severianus, Sophronius, and Apollinarius of Laodi- 

 cea : the Latin writers, the rhetor Drepanius Pacatus ; the Christian Latin writers, Phoebadius, 

 Optatus of Carthage, Pacianus, and Tichonius. 



"The same year" (Ammian., and Clint.). Theodosius sent into Britain, where " Dicalidonas et 

 Vecturiones " the two tribes of the Picti, together with Attacotti and Scotti, were laving waste the 

 country. In Gaul also, inroads made by Franci and their neighbours the Saxones. 



Euzoius, successor of Acacius as bishop of Caesarea in Palestine, at this time writing; engaged 

 besides in restoring the injured portions of the Library of Origen and Pamphilus. 



"368 A. D." (Ammian. xxvii. 8. 6, and Clint ), arrival of Theodosius at " Lundinium vetus oppi- 

 dum, quod Augustamposteritas adpellavit " London an ancient town to be called by posterity Augusta. 

 On reaching the seat of war, he soon routed the predatory bands. In this year also, Moguntiacum 

 (Mayence on the Rhine) during a Christian solemnity, surprised and plundered by a German grince 

 named Rando. 



" In this year" (Max Mull p. xviii), death of Budhadasa, in whose reign the Sutras were trans- 

 lated by a priest into the Singhalese language (Mahanam. mahav. p. 247). 



"369 A. D." (Ammian., and Clint.), the Rhine fortified by Valentinian, by building castles in 

 elevated and suitable situations all the way from the Raetian Alps to the Ocean. 



In this year (= 340-)- " 29 years reign of Mahavamsa xxxvii.), Budhadasa succeeded by his 

 son Upatissa, now king of Ceylon. 



"370 A. D." (Ammian., and Clint.), Saxones invading Roman territory bv sea, the Burgundii 

 induced by Valentinian to advance an army to the Rhine ; when Theodosius from Rhaetia attacked and 

 defeated the Alamanni. 



"371 A. D. ='hien-gan,' 1st year of Kian-wen-ti, of the Tcin" or Ninth dynasty — (Chinese 

 chron. table). 



"The same year" (Amphiloc, and Clint, iv. p. 475), Basilius ordained bishop of Caesarea in 

 Cappadocia. 



"373 A. D. = 'ning-kang,' 1st year of Hiao-wou-ti, of the Tcin" or Ninth dynasty — (Chinese 

 chron. table). 



" The same year " (Proter., and Clint.), death of Athanasius, and Petrus ordained twentieth bishop 



