381

381 (CCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 381st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 381st year of the 1st millennium, the 81st year of the 4th century, and the 2nd year of the 380s decade. As of the start of 381, the Gregorian calendar was 1 day ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	3rd century – 4th century – 5th century
Decades:	350s  360s  370s  – 380s –  390s  400s  410s
Years:	378 379 380 – 381 – 382 383 384

381 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	381 CCCLXXXI
Ab urbe condita	1134
Assyrian calendar	5131
Balinese saka calendar	302–303
Bengali calendar	−212
Berber calendar	1331
Buddhist calendar	925
Burmese calendar	−257
Byzantine calendar	5889–5890
Chinese calendar	庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 3077 or 3017     — to — 辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 3078 or 3018
Coptic calendar	97–98
Discordian calendar	1547
Ethiopian calendar	373–374
Hebrew calendar	4141–4142
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	437–438
- Shaka Samvat	302–303
- Kali Yuga	3481–3482
Holocene calendar	10381
Iranian calendar	241 BP – 240 BP
Islamic calendar	248 BH – 247 BH
Javanese calendar	263–264
Julian calendar	381 CCCLXXXI
Korean calendar	2714
Minguo calendar	1531 before ROC 民前1531年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1087
Seleucid era	692/693 AG
Thai solar calendar	923–924
Tibetan calendar	阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 507 or 126 or −646     — to — 阴金蛇年 (female Iron-Snake) 508 or 127 or −645

Events

• Roman Emperor Gratian moves the capital to Mediolanum (modern Milan).
• The Visigothic chieftain Athanaric becomes the first foreign king to visit the East Roman capital of Constantinople.
• Flavian succeeds Meletius as Patriarch of Antioch.
• Timothy succeeds Peter as Patriarch of Alexandria.

Births

• Helian Bobo, emperor of the Chinese Xiongnu state Xia

Deaths

• Athanaric, king of the Visigoths