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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 3rd century – 4th century – 5th century |
| Decades: | 280s 290s 300s – 310s – 320s 330s 340s |
| Years: | 310 311 312 – 313 – 314 315 316 |
Year 313 (CCCXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Events [change]
By place [change]
Roman Empire [change]
- February 3 – Edict of Milan: Constantine the Great and co-emperor Licinius give religious freedom for all. They end the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire.
- Emperor Maximinus II fights at Bosphorus.
- April 30 – Battle of Tzirallum: Licinius defeats his rival Maximinus II. He becomes Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire. Maximinus runs away to Nicomedia and commits suicide.
Asia [change]
- March 14 – Emperor Jin Huidi is killed by Liu Cong, ruler of the Xiongnu state (Han Zhao).
- Crown prince Jin Mindi, age 13, becomes the new emperor of the Jin Dynasty.
By topic [change]
Art [change]
- Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine (Basilica Nova), Rome, is finished.
Religion [change]
- Constantine I and Licinius accept Christianity.
- October 2 – Lateran Synod: Donatism is made a heresy.
- Arius preaches of the human nature of Jesus.
Births [change]
- Didymus the Blind, Alexandrian theologian (approximate date)
- Shi Hong, emperor of the Chinese Jie state (d. 334)
Deaths [change]
- Achillas, Patriarch of Alexandria
- Dowager Zhang, empress of the Xiongnu state (Han Zhao)
- March 14 – Jin Huidi, Chinese emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b. 284)
- Maximinus II, Roman Emperor (b. 270)
- Zhang Huiguang, empress of the Xiongnu state (Han Zhao)
