Historical place archive

Milan in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Milan in Roman Empire. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

11 records7 event labels6 people268โ€“395

Historical events in Milan

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Commander of Army of Gallienus
Claudius II Gothicus ยท House of Soldier Emperors

Appointed Commander of Gallienus Army

268
Siege of Milan
Claudius II Gothicus ยท House of Soldier Emperors

Takes over the siege after Gallieus assassination

268
Siege of Milan
Claudius II Gothicus ยท Military

Agrees a cease-fire with Aureolus & has him put to death

268
Siege of Milan
Claudius II Gothicus ยท Military

Helps besiege the rebel Aureolus in Milan

313

313
Edict of Milan
Constantine I the Great ยท House of Constantine

Return of Church property & elimination of cults of the state. Religious freedom & equality for Christianity

313
Edict of Milan
Constantine I the Great ยท Roman Catholic Church

Christianity was illegal in the empire until the emperors Constantine and Licinius agreed in 313 to what became known as the Edict of Milan

313
Edict of Milan
Licinius ยท House of Constantine

Agrees on a policy of Christian toleration

30 April 313
Death of Licinius
Licinius ยท House of Constantine

Licinius eliminates the Caesar Maximin Daia

364

364
Capital
Valentinian I ยท House of Valentinian

Rules the west of the Empire from Milan

374

374
Bishop
Ambrose ยท Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Bishop of Milan

395

January 395
Death of Theodosius I
Theodosius I ยท House of Theodosius

Death of Theodosius I, in Mediolanum (Milan)

Provenance

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