Among the items lost in the fire are works of science, including parchments by the Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos asserting that the Earth orbits the Sun, and dozens of dramatic works by Euripides and Sophocles. Flames destroy the great Library of Alexandria, established in the Mouseion in the fourth century BC.King Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo ( Korea) ascends to the throne.Surviving Rouran move west towards the Gaoche, led by Heduohan's son and successor, Shelun. A Rouran chief named Heduohan (曷多汗) is defeated and killed in battle against the Toba Northern Wei Dynasty.He petitions Theodosius I to re-open the pagan temples, but is opposed by Ambrose. Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, urban prefect of Rome, pleads for traditional cult practices.The eternal fire in the Temple of Vesta at the Roman Forum is extinguished, and the Vestal Virgins are disbanded. All non- Christian temples in the Roman Empire are closed. Emperor Theodosius I establishes Christianity as the official state religion.The Kama Sutra is revised by Vatsyayana.Jerome, having finished the Latin translation of the New Testament, begins translating the Old Testament.It is now kept at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The right panel is inscribed "Symmachorum", with an elaborately dressed priestess who makes an offer on an altar. It commemorates the marriage of the two families. 390– 401 – Priestess of Bacchus: Late Antiquity ivory diptych documents the relationship of the senators Quintus Aurelius Symmachus and Virius Nicomachus Flavianus. In the same year he marries Prabhavatigupta, daughter of the Gupta king Chandragupta II. Rudrasena II becomes emperor of Vakataka in the Deccan Plateau ( India).Theodosius I brings an obelisk from Egypt to the Hippodrome of Constantinople.Stilicho, high-ranking general ( magister militum) of Vandal origin, raises an army and begins a campaign against the Goths. The Visigoths and Huns, led by Alaric, invade Thrace.Theodosius, filled with remorse, kneels in humility and strips off his royal purple, before the altar of the cathedral in Milan, humbling himself before the church. Ambrose retires to Milan (residence of Theodosius I) and refuses to celebrate a mass in the emperor's presence, until he repents for ordering the massacre in Thessalonica.Emperor Theodosius I orders vengeance, despite the pleas for mercy by Ambrose, bishop of Milan more than 7,000 inhabitants are massacred by the Roman army. Butheric, military commander of Illyricum, is murdered. April – Massacre of Thessalonica: Resentment among the citizens of Thessalonica ( Macedonia) breaks out into violence after the arrest of a popular charioteer.
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