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The 4th century was the time period from 301 CE (represented by the Roman numerals CCCI) to 400 CE (CD) in accordance with the Julian calendar. In the West, the early part of the century was shaped by Constantine the Great , who became the first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity .
The auxilia consisted of around 400 much smaller units of c. 500 men each (a minority were up to 1,000 strong), which were divided into approximately 100 cavalry alae, 100 infantry cohortes and 200 mixed cavalry/infantry units or cohortes equitatae. [8] Some auxilia regiments were designated sagittariorum, meaning that they specialised in archery.
The 4th century BC started the first day of 400 BC and ended the last day of 301 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. This century marked the height of Classical Greek civilization in all of its aspects.
Year 400 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire , it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Stilicho and Aurelianus (or, less frequently, year 1153 Ab urbe condita ).
400. Aspar, Alan patrician and general (magister militum) (approximate date) Bahram V, Sasanian King of Kings ; Hassan Yuha'min, king of the Himyarite Kingdom; Hydatius, bishop of Aquae Flaviae (modern Chaves, Portugal) (approximate date) Pope Leo I, Bishop of Rome; Qusayy ibn Kilab, Ishmaelite descendant of Abraham
The two notation systems are numerically equivalent: "2025 CE" and "AD 2025" each describe the current year; "400 BCE" and "400 BC" are the same year. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The expression can be traced back to 1615, when it first appears in a book by Johannes Kepler as the Latin : annus aerae nostrae vulgaris ( year of our common era ), [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and ...
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401 Thucydides, Greek historian, leaves account of "Golden Age of Pericles" and Peloponnesian War at his death (History of the Peloponnesian War). 400 Adranon is founded by Dionysius; 400 Aygris annexes Centuripe; 400 Democritus, Greek philosopher, develops Atomic theory, believes cause and necessity, nothing comes out of nothing