361
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NOTOC Year 361 (CCCLXI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Taurus and Florentius (or, less frequently, '*year 1114 *Ab urbe condita'''''). The denomination 361 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
- July – Julian begins leading his troops eastwards against Constantius II.
- November 3 – Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia, age 44; on his deathbed he is baptised, and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor.
- December 11 – Julian becomes sole emperor of the Roman Empire; he rules from Constantinople, and tries to restore paganism. Constantius II is buried in the Church of the Holy Apostles.
- Ministers and followers of Constantius II are put on trial, at the Chalcedon Tribunal.
China
- July 10 – Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin Aidi, age 20, succeeds Jin Mudi, as emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
By topic
Art
- 361–363 – A Julian the Apostate coin is issued. It is now kept at the British Museum, London.
Medicine
- Constantinople enforces a strict licensing system for physicians.
Religion
- Emperor Julian tries to organize a pagan church and substitute it for Christianity. Pope Liberius repudiates the Arian creed, and declares that the Council of Ariminum has no authority to issue decrees.
- Gregory Nazianzus (Saint Gregory the Theologian) returns to Nazianzus and is appointed a priest by his father, who wants him to assist local Christians.
- Construction of the Monastery of Saint Anthony in the Eastern Desert of Egypt begins.
- December 24 – George of Cappadocia, the Arian intruding bishop of Alexandria, is murdered in his see and Athanasius of Alexandria returns to his native city in triumph.
Deaths
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Bust_of_Constantius_II_(Mary_Harrsch).jpg" caption="Emperor [[Constantius II"] ::
- November – Constantius II, Roman Emperor (b. 317)
- December 24
- George of Cappadocia, Byzantine Orthodox archbishop and saint
- George of Laodicea, Byzantine Orthodox archbishop and saint
Date unknown
- Apodemius, Roman officer and secret agent
- Eusebius, Roman officer
- Jin Mudi, emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (b. 343)
- Li Shi, emperor of the Chinese Ba-Di state Cheng Han
- Maximus of Naples, Roman Catholic archbishop and saint
- Song Hun, regent of the Chinese state Former Liang
- Wang Xizhi, Chinese calligrapher (b. 303)
- Zhu Jingjian, Chinese Buddhist nun (b. 292)
References
References
- [[G.W. Bowersock]], ''Julian the Apostate'' (Cambridge: Harvard University, 1978), p. 58 {{ISBN. 0-674-48882-2
- Bowersock, ''Julian'', p. 61
- Bowersock, ''Julian'', p. 65
- Bowersock, ''Julian'', pp. 66-72
- Stephens, Myles. (2004). "Stephens' Detection of New Adverse Drug Reactions (5th ed.)". John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Bowersock, ''Julian'', pp. 68f
- (26 March 2015). "Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B.C.E. - 618 C.E". Routledge.
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