381
The Scirii ally with the Huns.
The Ecumenical Council of Alexandretta [Iskenderun] is called by Patriarch Martinus of Alexandria. It's purpose is to create a creed all Christians can recite to affirm their devotion. [1]
Ermanaric stops the Huns at Adrianople [Edirne], but dies from wounds sustained in the battle. His son Athanarius becomes King of Gothia.
382
The Council of Alexandretta confirms both the Biblical canon to be accepted by the Syrian Orthodox Church, known as the Martinian Vulgate, and the new Alexandrettan Creed. [2]
Emperor Ambrosius renounces the title of Pontifex Maximus, a title held since Augustus. With the fall of the Asian and Illyrian emperors, Emperor Silvanus of Gaul is now the only man who carries this title. [3]
A second council, the Council of Corinth, confirms the virginity of St. Mary and acknowledges Trinitarianism as canonical. Iohannes orders the death of several Manicheans, frosting relations with Gothia.
383
The Sarmatians ally with the Huns.
Jin forces are defeated at the Battle of Fei. Prince Fu Jian of the Later Qin Dynasty is able to chase the Jin to Jiankang [roughly Municipal Nanjing], where he captures and strangulates the Xiaowu Emperor. The Eastern Jin Dynasty comes to an end. [4]
Hormizd II dies, and is succeeded by his son Shapur II.
Athanarius offers his allegiance to the Huns. [5]
384
Fu Jian returns to Chang'an [Xi'an] and is declared the Xuanzhao Emperor of China. This marks the end of Sixteen Kingdoms period and the beginning of the Houqin Dynasty period. [6]
The Hispanic legions declare Quintus Cassius Victorinus emperor is opposition to Silvanus.
King Chimnyu becomes King of Baekche, and declares Buddhism the state religion.
Ramagupta begs for peace from the Tocharians, granting them the entire Indus Valley. The Gupta Empire begins its slow decline.
385
Jinsa succeeds Chimnyu as king of Baekche.
Ramagupta is killed by the kshatriyas, who put his son Kalidagupta on the throne. [7]
Several major battles occur along the Pyrenees.
With the south pacified, the Xuanzhao Emperor turns his attention to the north, defeating the Tuoba in several skirmishes and forcing them to migrate away from China.
Iohannes Ierocyrica dies, and is succeeded by his son Nasor Septimios. [8]
386
The Huns and Goths launch an invasion of Armenia.
Prince Fu Pi is executed after attempting to kill his father. [9]
Cassius and Silvanus agree to a peace, wherein Cassius is acknowledged as princeps of Hispania.
387
Kalidagupta is killed. His brother Naradigupta is named Gupta Emperor.
Nasor Septimios invades Rafidayn, hoping to gain the wealth of Mesopotamia.
[1] There is no equivalent to the Nicene Creed, since there were no Councils of Nicea.
[2] See above for the list of NT books considered canon by the Martinian Vulgate.
[3] As the title still has pagan connotations, it is not accepted by the Bishop of Rome, or any other churchman.
[4] This marks the point where the changes become more or less global. Historically Fu Jian lost the battle in spite of having a larger and better trained force, and the Former Qin (as they are known OTL) largely disintegrated. They are known as the Later Qin TTL because the OTL dynasty which took that name doesn't exist, so there was no reason to call them "Former Qin", but differentiation was still necessary to tell them apart from the actual Qin.
[5] Athanarius is more cautious than his father, and knows Gothia can't survive a second war with the Huns. Better to live as friends than die as enemies, in his mind.
[6] Houqin is simply Later Qin in Chinese.
[7] This marks the beginning of several short-lived emperors who are installed by the kshatriyas, then killed when they stop being useful. Needless to say, the Gupta Empire won't prosper from this. For the record, the kshatriyas weren't behind Kalidagupta's death - not as a group, anyway. Who killed him and why remains a mystery to TTL's modern day.
[8] As his name shows, the Palmyrenes have become less Latin and more Hellenistic. Nasor Septimios would be considered by many historians to be the last great Palmyrene emperor.
[9] Fu Pi, or the Aiping Emperor as he's known OTL, deposed his older brother after Fu Jian's murder OTL. He was an ambitious and untrustworthy man, and would have probably tried to become emperor regardless of his father's fate.
The Scirii ally with the Huns.
The Ecumenical Council of Alexandretta [Iskenderun] is called by Patriarch Martinus of Alexandria. It's purpose is to create a creed all Christians can recite to affirm their devotion. [1]
Ermanaric stops the Huns at Adrianople [Edirne], but dies from wounds sustained in the battle. His son Athanarius becomes King of Gothia.
382
The Council of Alexandretta confirms both the Biblical canon to be accepted by the Syrian Orthodox Church, known as the Martinian Vulgate, and the new Alexandrettan Creed. [2]
Emperor Ambrosius renounces the title of Pontifex Maximus, a title held since Augustus. With the fall of the Asian and Illyrian emperors, Emperor Silvanus of Gaul is now the only man who carries this title. [3]
A second council, the Council of Corinth, confirms the virginity of St. Mary and acknowledges Trinitarianism as canonical. Iohannes orders the death of several Manicheans, frosting relations with Gothia.
383
The Sarmatians ally with the Huns.
Jin forces are defeated at the Battle of Fei. Prince Fu Jian of the Later Qin Dynasty is able to chase the Jin to Jiankang [roughly Municipal Nanjing], where he captures and strangulates the Xiaowu Emperor. The Eastern Jin Dynasty comes to an end. [4]
Hormizd II dies, and is succeeded by his son Shapur II.
Athanarius offers his allegiance to the Huns. [5]
384
Fu Jian returns to Chang'an [Xi'an] and is declared the Xuanzhao Emperor of China. This marks the end of Sixteen Kingdoms period and the beginning of the Houqin Dynasty period. [6]
The Hispanic legions declare Quintus Cassius Victorinus emperor is opposition to Silvanus.
King Chimnyu becomes King of Baekche, and declares Buddhism the state religion.
Ramagupta begs for peace from the Tocharians, granting them the entire Indus Valley. The Gupta Empire begins its slow decline.
385
Jinsa succeeds Chimnyu as king of Baekche.
Ramagupta is killed by the kshatriyas, who put his son Kalidagupta on the throne. [7]
Several major battles occur along the Pyrenees.
With the south pacified, the Xuanzhao Emperor turns his attention to the north, defeating the Tuoba in several skirmishes and forcing them to migrate away from China.
Iohannes Ierocyrica dies, and is succeeded by his son Nasor Septimios. [8]
386
The Huns and Goths launch an invasion of Armenia.
Prince Fu Pi is executed after attempting to kill his father. [9]
Cassius and Silvanus agree to a peace, wherein Cassius is acknowledged as princeps of Hispania.
387
Kalidagupta is killed. His brother Naradigupta is named Gupta Emperor.
Nasor Septimios invades Rafidayn, hoping to gain the wealth of Mesopotamia.
[1] There is no equivalent to the Nicene Creed, since there were no Councils of Nicea.
[2] See above for the list of NT books considered canon by the Martinian Vulgate.
[3] As the title still has pagan connotations, it is not accepted by the Bishop of Rome, or any other churchman.
[4] This marks the point where the changes become more or less global. Historically Fu Jian lost the battle in spite of having a larger and better trained force, and the Former Qin (as they are known OTL) largely disintegrated. They are known as the Later Qin TTL because the OTL dynasty which took that name doesn't exist, so there was no reason to call them "Former Qin", but differentiation was still necessary to tell them apart from the actual Qin.
[5] Athanarius is more cautious than his father, and knows Gothia can't survive a second war with the Huns. Better to live as friends than die as enemies, in his mind.
[6] Houqin is simply Later Qin in Chinese.
[7] This marks the beginning of several short-lived emperors who are installed by the kshatriyas, then killed when they stop being useful. Needless to say, the Gupta Empire won't prosper from this. For the record, the kshatriyas weren't behind Kalidagupta's death - not as a group, anyway. Who killed him and why remains a mystery to TTL's modern day.
[8] As his name shows, the Palmyrenes have become less Latin and more Hellenistic. Nasor Septimios would be considered by many historians to be the last great Palmyrene emperor.
[9] Fu Pi, or the Aiping Emperor as he's known OTL, deposed his older brother after Fu Jian's murder OTL. He was an ambitious and untrustworthy man, and would have probably tried to become emperor regardless of his father's fate.
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