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352| 200–700 | Central America [statistics and demography] | The Zapotec site of Monte Albán in Central America is at its peak in this period. It may have had 30,000 or more inhabitants. It is the centre of a complex of public buildings, temples, and dwellings that cover 40 sq km/15 sq mi. | | 352 | Roman Empire [wars] | Eastern Roman emperor Constantius defeats the pretender to the Empire in the West, Magnus Magnentius, at the hard-fought Battle of Mursa in Mesopotamia. Magnentius flees to Aquileia in northern Italy and fortifies the Alpine passes. Both sides suffer huge losses in the battle. Cavalry armoured with chain mail help Constantius win the battle, and this new style of cavalry, or catafractarii, will become a major element in the later Roman Empire. Constantius declares an amnesty for Magnentius' men, many of whom desert to him. By the end of the year Constantius is in Milan, Italy, repealing all Magnentius' measures. Magnentius flees to Gaul. |
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