Events

By Place

Europe

• March 1 — Crispus and Constantine II, sons of Roman Emperor Constantine I, and Licinius Iunior, son of Licinius, are made Caesares. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 3rd century is the period from 201 to 300 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 4th century (per the Julian calendar and Anno Domini / Common era) was that Century The 5th century is the period from 401 to 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in Anno Domini / Common Era. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Around 285 Saint Anthony retired to a hermits life in the Egyptian desert Events and Trends Significant people Diocletian, Roman Emperor Maximian, Roman Emperor Events and Trends Significant people Constantine, Roman Emperor Licinius, Roman Emperor Events and Trends Constantine I of the Roman Empire starts legislating Christian beliefs into civil law. Events and Trends Constantinople dedicated as the second capital of the Roman Empire in 330 Significant People Events and Trends Ulfilas missionary to the Goths Significant people Constans, Roman This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Roman Empire 8 October — War between Constantine I and Licinius: Licinius is defeated at the Events By Place Roman Empire Constantine and Licinius battle the Sarmates, the Goths and the Carpians Events By Place Roman Empire Constantine I issues an edict prohibiting the punishment of slaves by crucifixion and facial branding Events By Place Asia The Former Zhao state is proclaimed China loses its territories to the north of Yang-tsé-kiang Events By Place Roman Empire Constantine prohibits the separation of the families of slaves during a change in ownership Events By Place Roman Empire Under Crispus, son of Constantine I, the Franks are defeated again assuring twenty years 316 state leaders - Events of AD 317 - AD 318 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Africa Axum – The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Flavius Julius Crispus, also known as Flavius Claudius Crispus and Flavius Valerius Crispus was a Caesar of the Roman Empire. Flavius Claudius Constantinus, known in English as Constantine II, (316 – 340 was Roman Emperor from 337 to 340 The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus (27 February ca. 272 &ndash 22 May 337 commonly known as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, or Saint Constantine For other Romans of this name see Licinius (gens. Valerius Licinianus Licinius (c Caesar (plural Caesars Latin: Caesar (plural Caesares is a Title of imperial character
• King Mirian II of Caucasian Iberia declares Christianity the official state religion. Mirian III (მირიან III in 4th century AD (also known as Saint King Mirian) was King of eastern Georgian Kingdom of Iberia ( Kartli) This article is about the people of ancient Georgia For the Iberians of ancient Iberian Peninsula see Iberians. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos

Asia

• Jin Yuan Di succeeds Jin Min Di, ending the Western and beginning the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Early career Sima Rui was born in 276 in the then-Jin capital Luoyang, as the son of Sima Jin (司馬覲 the Prince of Langye and his wife Princess Xiahou Wenji (夏侯文姬 Prior to becoming emperor Sima Ye was a son of Sima Yan (司馬晏 the Prince of Wu a son of Jin's founding emperor Emperor Wu. The Jìn Dynasty ( 265 – 420) one of the Six Dynasties, followed the Three Kingdoms period and preceded the Southern and Northern Dynasties

Births

• 7 August — Constantius II, Roman Emperor
• St. Martin of Tours (presumably) 316
• Fu Jiàn

Deaths

• Valerius Valens, short-lived Roman emperor