371

This article is about the year 371. For the number, see 371 (number).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	3rd century – 4th century – 5th century
Decades:	340s  350s  360s  – 370s –  380s  390s  400s
Years:	368 369 370 – 371 – 372 373 374

371 by topic

Politics

State leaders – Sovereign states

Birth and death categories

Births – Deaths

Establishment and disestablishment categories

Establishments – Disestablishments

371 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	371 CCCLXXI
Ab urbe condita	1124
Assyrian calendar	5121
Bengali calendar	−222
Berber calendar	1321
Buddhist calendar	915
Burmese calendar	−267
Byzantine calendar	5879–5880
Chinese calendar	庚午年 (Metal Horse) 3067 or 3007     — to — 辛未年 (Metal Goat) 3068 or 3008
Coptic calendar	87–88
Discordian calendar	1537
Ethiopian calendar	363–364
Hebrew calendar	4131–4132
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	427–428
- Shaka Samvat	293–294
- Kali Yuga	3472–3473
Holocene calendar	10371
Iranian calendar	251 BP – 250 BP
Islamic calendar	259 BH – 258 BH
Julian calendar	371 CCCLXXI
Korean calendar	2704
Minguo calendar	1541 before ROC 民前1541年
Seleucid era	682/683 AG
Thai solar calendar	913–914

Silver plate of King Shapur II

Year 371 (CCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Petronius (or, less frequently, year 1124 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 371 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

By place

Roman Empire

• The fortified cities of the Danube, with Sirmium (Pannonia) at the forefront, contribute to stop an invasion of the Quadi.

Persia

• The neo-Persian Empire attains the zenith of its power under king Shapur II as the Romans renew their war against Persia. Hostillities will continue for the next 5 years.

Asia

• Baekje forces storm the Goguryeo capital in P'yongyang (Korea).

By topic

Arts and sciences

• The Roman poet Ausonius writes of a voyage on the Rhine and the Moselle in his work 'Mosella'.

Religion

• Augustine of Hippo, age 17, travels to Carthage to continue his education in rhetoric.
• Martin of Tours becomes bishop of Tours (approximate date).

Births

• Dao Wu Di, emperor of Northern Wei (d. 409)
• Valentinian II, Roman Emperor (d. 392)

Deaths

• August 1 – Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop and saint
• Gogugwon, king of Goguryeo (Korea)
• Hilarion, anchorite and saint (b. 291)
• Lucifer Calaritanus, founder of the Luciferian sect (approximate date)
• Zeno of Verona, bishop of Verona and martyr (approximate date)