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Events relating to asia
An apocryphal story states that Julian the Apostate, dying at Tarsus, acknowledges the victory of the Galilean, Jesus Christ
Kalidasa, the most distinguished of India's authors in classical Sanskrit, is at the Gupta court in Patna
St Jerome settles in Bethlehem, where his holy women organize a monastery for his residence and a nearby convent for themselves
The Chinese solve the difficult problem of harnessing a horse without strangling it
The earlier of the two Talmuds, consisting of commentaries on the Mishnah, is collected by rabbis in Palestine
The Yamato clan adapt Shinto to their own purposes, and claim imperial descent from the sun
St Jerome, in Bethlehem, completes the Latin translation of the Bible which later becomes known as the Vulgate
A council is convened at Ephesus to consider the theology of Nestorius, which is judged to be heretical
The squinch, soon followed by the more sophisticated pendentive, proves a great boon to builders of domes
The Syrian desert is full of hermits living on pillars, following the example of St Simeon Stylites
Theodoric the Ostrogoth, threatening Constantinople, is cunningly diverted by the emperor into invading Italy
Small ivory panels, with Gospel scenes carved in relief, provide a delicate beginning to the story of Christian sculpture
The scribes known as Masoretes safeguard the ancient Hebrew of the Torah by their careful copying of the text
The law is changed to allow Justinian, of senatorial rank, to marry Theodora — whom courtesy describes as an actress
Justinian becomes emperor in Constantinople, beginning a reign which will restore the empire to much of its former glory
The monastery of St Catherine's in Sinai is founded by Justinian, and will accumulate one of the world's greatest collections of icons
A Buddhist image, sent as a gift from Korea, introduces the religion to Japan
Khosrau I builds himself a superb new palace, of which the great vaulted Taq-e Kisra remains today at Ctesiphon
Khosrau I commissions a spectacular Spring Carpet for the floor of his hall of audience in Ctesiphon
Caves along the Silk Road are decorated with a profusion of carvings in the traditions of Mahayana Buddhism
Chess is first played at about this time, in India, before spreading west to Persia
The word filioque ('and from the Son') becomes a major bone of contention between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches
After three centuries of chaos and disunion in China, a stable dynasty - the Sui - is established by Wen Ti (the Cultured Emperor)
Ritual intoning of the psalms, derived from Jewish synagogues, is formalized in Christian worship as Gregorian chant
