Explore 12 historical events from 350–359.
Silvanus was a Roman general and usurper of Frankish descent. He revolted in Gaul against Emperor Constantius II, claiming the imperial title for 28 days in AD 355.
Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II.
Nepotianus, sometimes known in English as Nepotian, was a member of the Constantinian dynasty who reigned as a short-lived usurper of the Roman Empire. He ruled the city of Rome fo…
Nepotianus, Roman ruler
Gratian was emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 367 to 383. The eldest son of Valentinian I, Gratian was raised to the rank of Augustus as a child and inherited the West after…
Gratian, Roman emperor (died 383)
Constantius II was Roman emperor from 337 to 361. His reign saw constant warfare on the borders against the Sasanian Empire and Germanic peoples, while internally the Roman Empire …
Emperor Constantius II enters Rome for the first time to celebrate his victory over Magnus Magnentius
Pope Liberius was the bishop of Rome from 17 May 352 until his death on 24 September 366. According to the Catalogus Liberianus, he was consecrated on 22 May as the successor to Ju…
Election of Pope Liberius following the death of Pope Julius I in the previous month
The following is a list of usurpers in the Roman Empire —individuals who unsuccessfully claimed and/or attempted to usurp the throne of a ruling emperor (augustus). The ancient ter…
The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head o
The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus, also known as the Gallus Revolt, erupted during the Roman civil war of 350–353, upon destabilization across the Roman Empire. In 351–3…
The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after his arrival at Antioch
Syria Palaestina was the renamed Roman province formerly known as Judaea, possibly due to the Roman suppression of the Bar Kokhba revolt, in what was known as Palaestina (Palestine…
Jews in the Roman province of Syria Palaestina rebelled against the rule of Constantius Gallus (pictured), Caesar of the
Ran Min, also known as Shi Min (石閔), posthumously honored by the Former Yan as Heavenly King Wudao of (Ran) Wei ( 魏武悼天王), courtesy name Yongzeng (永曾), nickname Jinu (棘奴), was a mil…
Ran Min, Emperor of Ran Wei during the Sixteen Kingdoms
Magnus Magnentius was a Roman general and usurper against Constantius II. Of Germanic descent, Magnentius served with distinction in Gaul, where the army chose him as a replacement…
Magnentius, Roman usurper (born 303)
Gratian was emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 367 to 383. The eldest son of Valentinian I, Gratian was raised to the rank of Augustus as a child and inherited the West after…
Gratian, Roman emperor (died 383)
Constantius II was Roman emperor from 337 to 361. His reign saw constant warfare on the borders against the Sasanian Empire and Germanic peoples, while internally the Roman Empire …
Emperor Constantius II enters Rome for the first time to celebrate his victory over Magnus Magnentius
Silvanus was a Roman general and usurper of Frankish descent. He revolted in Gaul against Emperor Constantius II, claiming the imperial title for 28 days in AD 355.
Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II.
Silvanus was a Roman general and usurper of Frankish descent. He revolted in Gaul against Emperor Constantius II, claiming the imperial title for 28 days in AD 355.
Claudius Silvanus, Roman general
Magnus Magnentius was a Roman general and usurper against Constantius II. Of Germanic descent, Magnentius served with distinction in Gaul, where the army chose him as a replacement…
Magnentius, Roman usurper (born 303)
Magnus Decentius was caesar of the Western Roman Empire from 350 to 353, under his brother Magnentius.
Decentius, Roman usurper
Pope Liberius was the bishop of Rome from 17 May 352 until his death on 24 September 366. According to the Catalogus Liberianus, he was consecrated on 22 May as the successor to Ju…
Election of Pope Liberius following the death of Pope Julius I in the previous month
Ran Min, also known as Shi Min (石閔), posthumously honored by the Former Yan as Heavenly King Wudao of (Ran) Wei ( 魏武悼天王), courtesy name Yongzeng (永曾), nickname Jinu (棘奴), was a mil…
Ran Min, Emperor of Ran Wei during the Sixteen Kingdoms
The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus, also known as the Gallus Revolt, erupted during the Roman civil war of 350–353, upon destabilization across the Roman Empire. In 351–3…
The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after his arrival at Antioch
Syria Palaestina was the renamed Roman province formerly known as Judaea, possibly due to the Roman suppression of the Bar Kokhba revolt, in what was known as Palaestina (Palestine…
Jews in the Roman province of Syria Palaestina rebelled against the rule of Constantius Gallus (pictured), Caesar of the
The following is a list of usurpers in the Roman Empire —individuals who unsuccessfully claimed and/or attempted to usurp the throne of a ruling emperor (augustus). The ancient ter…
The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head o
Nepotianus, sometimes known in English as Nepotian, was a member of the Constantinian dynasty who reigned as a short-lived usurper of the Roman Empire. He ruled the city of Rome fo…
Nepotianus, Roman ruler