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[[File:Solidus Valentinian II trier RIC 090a.jpg|thumb|[[Solidus (coin)|Solidus]] of Emperor [[Valentinian II]]]]
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Year '''375''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCCLXXV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known in Rome as the '''Year after the Consulship of Augustus and Equitius''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1128 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 375 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 ==
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=== By place ===
==== Roman Empire ====
* [[November 17]] &ndash; Emperor [[Valentinian I]] concludes an enduring peace with the [[Alamanni]] in [[Germany]], then marches into [[Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum|Illyricum]] to repel an invasion of the [[Quadi]] and the [[Sarmatians]] on the  [[Danube]] frontier. While negotiating with the Quadi, Valentinian, age 54, becomes so [[Rage (emotion)|enraged]] that he dies in a fit of [[apoplexy]] at [[Szőny|Brigetio]] ([[Hungary]]). Extreme cruelty has marked his 11-year reign, but he has also founded schools and provided [[physician]]s to serve the poor of [[Constantinople]].
* The Quadi accept an uneasy peace from [[Merobaudes (magister peditum)|Merobaudes]] (''[[Magister militum]]''), which gives them land to settle on the Danube.
* [[Gratian]], age 16, takes over the government at ''[[Augusta Treverorum]]'' (modern [[Trier]]), but ministers wishing to retain the loyalty of the Illyrian army fear a [[Roman usurper|usurper]]. They proclaim Valentinian's 4-year-old son [[Valentinian II]] co-emperor with his mother, [[Justina (empress)|Justina]], as [[regent]]. Gratian reserves for himself the administration of the Gallic [[Roman province|provinces]], and hands over [[Italy]], Illyrium, [[Hispania]] and [[Africa (Roman province)|Africa]] to his stepmother, who makes ''[[Mediolanum]]'' ([[Milan]]) her residence.
* Gratian, advised by his chief advisor [[Ambrose|Ambrosius]], begins a systematic persecution of the [[paganism|pagans]]. He confiscates the fortunes of the [[Roman temple|temples]] and adds the money to the [[Imperial treasury, Rome|Imperial Treasury]]. He proscribes [[Arianism]] and [[Donatism]].
* In Africa, the dissident [[Berber people|Berber]] prince [[Firmus (4th century usurper)|Firmus]] is delivered to the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] by his brother Gildon.
==== India ====
* Emperor [[Chandragupta II]] becomes ruler of the [[Gupta Empire]] ([[Outline of ancient India|India]]). He is the son of [[Samudragupta|Samudragupta the Great]] and retains his reign by an aggressive expansionist [[policy]].
==== Asia ====
* [[Geungusu of Baekje|Geungusu]] becomes king of the Korean kingdom of [[Baekje]].<ref name=met>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org |access-date=20 April 2019}}</ref>
=== By topic ===
==== Education ====
* The earliest extant [[book]]s – a school [[textbook]] and an [[Bookkeeping|account book]] – with bound wooden leaves, are lost at the [[Dakhla Oasis]] in western [[Egypt (Roman province)|Egypt]]. The [[desert]] sands preserve them for modern [[Archaeology|archaeologists]].
==== Religion ====
* The first two [[Korean Buddhist temples]] are built.
* [[Jerome|Saint Jerome]] retires to the desert of [[Chalcis, Syria|Chalcis]] ([[Syria]]).
* The [[Maronite Church]] is founded by [[Maron|Saint Maron]] in [[Lebanon]].
* The [[Talmud|Talmud of Babylon]] is written by [[Rav Ashi]]. This commentary on the [[Mishnah]] contains approximately 2.5 million words on 5.894 pages.
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== Births ==
* [[Orosius]], Christian [[historian]] and [[Theology|theologian]] (approximate date)
* [[Zong Bing]] (or '''Shaowen'''), Chinese artist and musician (d. [[443]])
== Deaths ==
[[File:Saint Gorgoniya.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Saint Gorgonia]]]]
[[File:ValentinianI.jpg|thumb|150px|Emperor [[Valentinian I]]]]
* [[February 23]] &ndash; [[Saint Gorgonia]], daughter of [[Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder|Gregory the Elder]]
* [[May 30]] &ndash; [[Emmelia of Caesarea]], Byzantine [[Eastern Orthodox]] priest
* [[September 3]] &ndash; [[Mansuetus (bishop of Toul)|Mansuetus]], Christian bishop and saint
* [[November 17]] &ndash; [[Valentinian I]], Roman emperor (b. [[321]])
* [[Geunchogo of Baekje|Geunchogo]] (or '''Chogo II'''), Korean ruler of [[Baekje]]<ref name=met />
* [[Kipunada]], Indian ruler of the [[Kushan Empire]]
* [[Pambo]] (or '''Pemwah'''), Coptic [[Desert Father]] (b. [[305]])
* [[Rav Papa]], Babylonian Jewish [[Amoraim|amora]] and [[talmud]]ist
* [[Samudragupta]], Indian emperor of the [[Gupta Empire]]
* [[Wang Meng (Former Qin)|Wang Meng]] (or '''Jinglüe'''), Chinese politician (b. [[325]])
== References ==
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