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358 Deaths
Year 358 (Roman numerals, CCCLVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Datianus and Neratius Cerealis, Cerealis (or, less frequently, year 1111 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 358 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 * Emperor Constantius II builds new forts to secure upper Mesopotamia (Roman province), Mesopotamia. Persia's king Shapur II sends an Diplomat, emissary to Constantinople with gifts and a letter wrapped in white silk. He requests that Constantius return the lands of his ancestors from the Euphrates to the frontier of Macedonia (Roman province), Macedonia. Constantius tactfully refuses to cede any territories. * The Salian Franks capitulate to Julian the Apostate in Gaul. He allows them to form a Roman ''foederati'' in Toxand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Numerals
Roman numerals are a numeral system that originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages. Numbers are written with combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet, each with a fixed integer value. The modern style uses only these seven: The use of Roman numerals continued long after the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, decline of the Roman Empire. From the 14th century on, Roman numerals began to be replaced by Arabic numerals; however, this process was gradual, and the use of Roman numerals persisted in various places, including on clock face, clock faces. For instance, on the clock of Big Ben (designed in 1852), the hours from 1 to 12 are written as: The notations and can be read as "one less than five" (4) and "one less than ten" (9), although there is a tradition favouring the representation of "4" as "" on Roman numeral clocks. Other common uses include year numbers on monuments and buildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
