Augustine, age 40, becomes bishop of Hippo Regius (modern Algeria). His assignment is the reunification of the Roman Catholic Church in Africa, primarily focusing on the Donatist movement led by Primianus.
The Huns begin their first large-scale attack on the Eastern Roman Empire. They invade Armenia, Cappadocia, and enter parts of Syria, threatening Antioch.
An estimated 330,000 acres of farmland lie abandoned in Cania (southern Italy), partly as a consequence of malaria from mosquitoes bred in swy areas, but mostly because imprudent agriculture has ruined the land.
