438

438 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	438; CDXXXVIII
Ab urbe condita	1191
Assyrian calendar	5188
Balinese saka calendar	359–360
Bengali calendar	−155
Berber calendar	1388
Buddhist calendar	982
Burmese calendar	−200
Byzantine calendar	8636–8637
Chinese calendar	丁丑年 (Fire Ox); 3135 or 2928; — to —; 戊寅年 (Earth Tiger); 3136 or 2929
Coptic calendar	154–155
Discordian calendar	1604
Ethiopian calendar	430–431
Hebrew calendar	4198–4199
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	494–495
- Shaka Samvat	359–360
- Kali Yuga	3538–3539
Holocene calendar	10438
Iranian calendar	184 BP – 183 BP
Islamic calendar	190 BH – 189 BH
Javanese calendar	322–323
Julian calendar	438; CDXXXVIII
Korean calendar	2771
Minguo calendar	1474 before ROC; 民前1474年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1030
Seleucid era	749/750 AG
Thai solar calendar	980–981
Tibetan calendar	阴火牛年; (female Fire-Ox); 564 or 183 or −589; — to —; 阳土虎年; (male Earth-Tiger); 565 or 184 or −588

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	4th century; 5th century ; 6th century;
Decades:	410s; 420s; 430s ; 440s; 450s;
Years:	435; 436; 437; 438 ; 439; 440; 441;

Year 438 (CDXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Glabrio (or, less frequently, year 1191 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 438 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

Emperor Theodosius II forbids the divulging of secrets of naval carpentry, probably to avoid its spread to the rising Vandal power in North Africa.^{[citation needed]}
February 15 – The Codex Theodosianus, a collection of edicts of Roman law, is published.
Aelia Eudocia, wife of Theodosius II, goes on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, bringing back with her holy relics to prove her faith.

The last gladiatorial fights are held in the Colosseum in Rome.^{[citation needed]}
King Hermeric of the Suebic Kingdom of Galicia is forced to retire after a seven-year illness. He hands the government over to his son Rechila.
In the Gothic War (436-439) besieges Aetius over the Visigoths in the Battle of Mons Colubrarius.

Bahram V dies after an 18-year reign as Sassanid king of the Persian Empire. He is succeeded by his son Yazdegerd II.^[1]

^ Daryaee, Touraj (2023). Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire. London: I. B. Tauris & Company. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-75561-842-2.