350 Facts for Kids

Year 350 (also written as CCCL in Roman numerals) was a common year. It started on a Monday in the Julian calendar.

Important Events

January 18 – The Roman Emperor Constans I was not popular. Because of this, a new emperor named Magnus Magnentius was declared in a city called Autun in Gaul (modern-day France).
January – Emperor Constans I tried to escape to Spain. However, he was caught and killed. Magnentius then took control of the Western Roman Empire. He was fair to both Christians and Pagans.
March 1 – A woman named Constantina asked a general named Vetranio to become a "Caesar" (a lower-level emperor). The main emperor, Constantius II, accepted this new ruler.
June 3 – A Roman leader named Iulius Nepotianus declared himself "emperor." He marched into Rome with a group of gladiators.
June 30 – Nepotianus was defeated and killed by a general named Marcellinus.
December 25 – Vetranio met with Emperor Constantius II in a city called Naissus in Serbia. Vetranio was forced to give up his title as emperor.

Around this time, a group of people called the Huns started to invade the Sassanid Empire (a powerful empire in Persia).
The city of Anbar in Iraq was founded by King Shapur II.
A big war called the Wei-Jie war began in North China.

The church of Santa Constanza in Rome was finished. This building is famous for its beautiful Roman architecture.

Honoratus, who later became an important leader (archbishop) in Arles.
Hypatia of Alexandria, a very smart female philosopher from Alexandria.
Murong Wei, who became an emperor of the Xianbei state called Former Yan. He died in 385.
Plutarch of Athens, a Greek philosopher.
Theodore of Mopsuestia, a bishop and theologian.
Zhang Xuanjing, a ruler of the Chinese state called Former Liang. He died in 363.