438
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| 438 by topic |
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| Leaders |
| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 438 CDXXXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1191 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5188 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 359–360 |
| Bengali calendar | −155 |
| Berber calendar | 1388 |
| Buddhist calendar | 982 |
| Burmese calendar | −200 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5946–5947 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁丑年 (Fire Ox) 3135 or 2928 — to — 戊寅年 (Earth Tiger) 3136 or 2929 |
| Coptic calendar | 154–155 |
| Discordian calendar | 1604 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 430–431 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4198–4199 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 494–495 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 359–360 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3538–3539 |
| Holocene calendar | 10438 |
| Iranian calendar | 184 BP – 183 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 190 BH – 189 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 322–323 |
| Julian calendar | 438 CDXXXVIII |
| Korean calendar | 2771 |
| Minguo calendar | 1474 before ROC 民前1474年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1030 |
| Seleucid era | 749/750 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 980–981 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火牛年 (female Fire-Ox) 564 or 183 or −589 — to — 阳土虎年 (male Earth-Tiger) 565 or 184 or −588 |
Year 438 (CDXXXVIII) 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 Theodosius and Glabrio (or, less frequently, year 1191 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 438 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 Theodosius II forbids the divulging of secrets of naval carpentry, probably to avoid its spread to the rising Vandal power in North Africa.[citation needed]
- February 15 – The Codex Theodosianus, a collection of edicts of Roman law, is published.
- Aelia Eudocia, wife of Theodosius II, goes on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, bringing back with her holy relics to prove her faith.
- The last gladiatorial fights are held in the Colosseum in Rome.[citation needed]
Europe
- King Hermeric of the Suebic Kingdom of Galicia is forced after a seven-year illness to retire. He hands the government over to his son Rechila.
Persia
- Bahram V dies after an 18-year reign. He is succeeded by his son Yazdegerd II, who becomes the fifteenth Sassanid king of the Persian Empire.
By topic
Religion
- Relics of John Chrysostom are transported to Constantinople.
Births
- Basina, queen of Thuringia (approximate date)
- Epiphanius, bishop of Pavia (d. 496)
Deaths
- Bahram V, king of the Persian Empire
- Feng Hong, last emperor of Northern Yan