A formal vote of the senate establishes Christianity in the Roman Empire.
389. Theodosius visits Rome; he commands the destruction of the heathen temples. Valentinian becomes sole ruler of the West.
390. Sedition at Thessalonica, and massacre of its inhabitants, by order of Theodosius.
392. Paganism in the Roman Empire is finally suppressed by law.
Murder of Valentinian II by Arbogast; Eugenius usurps the throne in the West.
394. Eugenius and Arbogast are vanquished by Theodosius the Great, who unites the whole Roman Empire under his sceptre.
395. Death of Theodosius the Great; final division of the Empire. See "Final Division of Roman Empire," iii, [364].
399. The Ostrogoths, under Tribigild, revolt and ravage Phrygia.
Stilicho sends additional forces into Britain, and fortifies the coast against the Saxons.
402. Alaric advances in Italy, and Stilicho prepares to resist him.