377

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	3rd century 4th century 5th century
Decades:	350s 360s 370s 380s 390s
Years:	374 375 376 377 378 379 380

377 in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	377 CCCLXXVII
Ab urbe condita	1130
Assyrian calendar	5127
Balinese saka calendar	298–299
Bengali calendar	−216
Berber calendar	1327
Buddhist calendar	921
Burmese calendar	−261
Byzantine calendar	5885–5886
Chinese calendar	Bính tửNăm (FireRat) 3074 or 2867 — to — Đinh Sửu năm (FireOx) 3075 or 2868
Coptic calendar	93–94
Discordian calendar	1543
Ethiopian calendar	369–370
Hebrew calendar	4137–4138
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	433–434
-Shaka Samvat	298–299
-Kali Yuga	3477–3478
Holocene calendar	10377
Iranian calendar	245 BP – 244 BP
Islamic calendar	253 BH – 252 BH
Javanese calendar	259–260
Julian calendar	377 CCCLXXVII
Korean calendar	2710
Minguo calendar	1535 beforeROC Dân trước 1535 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	−1091
Seleucid era	688/689AG
Thai solar calendar	919–920
Tibetan calendar	Dương hỏa chuột năm (male Fire-Rat) 503 or 122 or −650 — to — Âm hỏa ngưu năm (female Fire-Ox) 504 or 123 or −649

TheNymphof theLuo RiverbyGu Kaizhi

Year377(CCCLXXVII) was acommon year starting on Sunday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Augustus and Merobaudes(or, less frequently,year 1130Ab urbe condita). The denomination 377 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Gothic War:FamineinLower Moesia(occupied by theGoths) takes a fearsome toll.Fritigernand his followers appeal for help, but the governorsLupicinusand Maximus regard them as second-class citizens. Little help is forthcoming, and thousandsstarveto death. The pressure on the Roman frontier is still severe, with theTaifaliand other hostile bands ofGothson theDanube.In addition, groups ofHunsandAlanshave also moved up to the river.
• EmperorValensrequests his nephewGratianto send Roman troops against the Goths. He responds by sending the ageing GeneralFrigeriduswith elite reinforcements thatAmmianuscalls ‘Pannonian and Transalpineauxiliaries(Pannonicis et Transalpinis auxiliis).’ Gratian also sendsRichomeres,his Frankish commander of household troops (comes domesticorum), at the head of a number of troops drawn from the Gallic field army.
• Battle of the Willows:TheRomansabandon theguerrillastrategy and are attacked by the Goths. The battle is indecisive but both sides suffer heavy casualties. The onlyRoman armyavailable to face the Goths is no longer a fighting force. Richomeres withdraws his troops south ofMarcianople(Bulgaria).
• Valens sendsSaturninusto theBalkan Mountainsto block the passes. These efforts are possibly supported by units oflimitanei(light infantry) withdrawn from areas under Goth control. Split into small bands and unable to join theTervingiin sufficient strength to overcome the Roman cordon, the Goths grow increasingly desperate.
• The Goths (possiblyGreuthungi) make an alliance with some of the Huns and Alans along the Danube, and entice them across the river. With the balance of power now shifted Saturninus concentrates his forces to avoid his outposts being overrun. This opens the passes, allowing the Goths, Huns and Alans to break out into the lowlands of southernThrace.
• Autumn – Bands of predatory "barbarians" spread throughout the province in search offood,supplies and booty. Most Roman troops are bottled up in the towns. Some elite units remain in the field andskirmishwith the Goths. One such action takes place outside the town ofDibaltum.The Scutarii heavy cavalry is destroyed in a mad charge against the Goths.
• The Goths, now seeking a military victory to force the Empire to make terms, aim to dislodge the army of Frigeridus fromBeroea.He withdraws over the Succi (Ihtiman) Pass back toIllyrium,and reports to Gratian that an expedition by the main imperial armies is required to repulse the Goths in Thrace.
• Valens concludes a peace with thePersian Empireand leaves enough troops to defend the eastern frontier. TheSaracensunder QueenMaviarevolt and devastate a swath of territory stretching fromPhoeniciaandPalestineas far as theSinai(Egypt). Valens successfully brings the uprising under control.

Persia

• Persian kingShapur IIpushes the Huns back across theCaucasus.

By topic

Art and Science

• Chinese painterGu Kaizhipaints his work,"TheNymphof theLuo River".

Births

• Arcadius,Roman consul and emperor (approximate date)
• Euthymius the Great,Armenianabbotand bishop (d.473)
• Valerian of Abbenza,Christian bishop and saint (d.457)

Deaths

• Chi Chao(orJingyu), Chinese adviser and politician (b.336)
• Huan Huo(orLangzi), Chinese general (b.320)
• Julian Sabas(the Ascetic), Byzantinehermit
• Sahak I,Armenian archbishop andcatholicos