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[[File:07 constantius2Chrono354.png|upright=1.35|thumb|Emperor [[Constantius II]] (317–361)]]
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Year '''354''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCCLIV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Constantius''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1107 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 354 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 ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* Emperor [[Constantius II]] recalls his [[Caesar (title)|Caesar]] (and cousin) [[Constantius Gallus]] to [[Constantinople]] after hearing unfavorable reports about him. Gallus, [[Caesar (title)|Caesar]] of the East, has suppressed revolts in [[Syria Palaestina]] and central [[Anatolia]]. Constantius strips him of his powers and later has him executed in [[Pula|Pola]] ([[Croatia]]).
* The [[Chronography of 354|Roman Calendar of 354]], an [[illuminated manuscript]], is drawn up and becomes the earliest dated [[codex]].

==== Europe ====
* As a result of the [[Late Roman army|armies]] of the West having been largely withdrawn by the usurper [[Magnentius|Magnus Magnentius]], to fight Constantius II, hordes of barbarians ([[Franks]] and [[Alemanni]]) cross the upper [[Rhine]] into [[Gaul]] and invade the lands of the [[Helvetians]].
* The [[Bulgars]] are first mentioned in extant European [[chronicle]]s.

==== China ====
* [[Fu Sheng (Former Qin)|Fu Sheng]], emperor of the [[Former Qin]], reigns in northern [[China]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Libanius]] becomes a teacher of [[rhetoric]] in [[Antioch]]; his students include [[John Chrysostom]] and [[Theodore of Mopsuestia]].
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== Births ==
* [[November 13]] &ndash; [[Augustine of Hippo]], North African bishop (d. [[430]])
* [[Saint Fana|Apa Bane]], Christian [[hermit]] and saint (approximate date)
* [[Paulinus of Nola]], French bishop and writer (d. [[431]])
* [[Pelagius]], English monk and theologian (d. [[418]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Pelagius {{!}} Biography, Beliefs, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pelagius-Christian-theologian |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=30 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

== Deaths ==
* [[Constantina]], daughter of [[Constantine the Great]] (b. c. [[320]])
* [[Constantius Gallus]], Roman consul and statesman (b. [[326]])
* [[Fu Xiong]] (or '''Yuancai'''), Chinese general and politician
* [[Princess Pei|Pei]], Chinese princess and wife of [[Zhang Chonghua]]
* [[Ran Zhi]], Chinese nobleman and prince of [[Ran Min#Ran Wei|Ran Wei]]
* [[Xie Ai]], Chinese general of [[Former Liang]] (b. [[301]])

== References ==
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