316
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- This article is about the year 316. For other uses, see 316 (number).
| Centuries: | 3rd century · 4th century · 5th century |
| Decades: | 280s 290s 300s 310s 320s 330s 340s |
| Years: | 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 |
| 316 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 316 CCCXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1069 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Chinese calendar | 2952/3012-11-20 (乙亥年十一月二十日) — to —
2953/3013-12-1(丙子年十二月初一日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 308 – 309 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4076 – 4077 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 371 – 372 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 238 – 239 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3417 – 3418 |
| Iranian calendar | 306 BP – 305 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 316 BH – 315 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 976 (皇紀976年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 10316 |
| Thai solar calendar | 859 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By Place
[edit] Roman Empire
- Edict of Constantine I issued in favour of slaves: he prohibits punishing them by crucifixion and facial branding.
- December - Constantine I defeats Licinius in the Battle of Mardia, and gains some of his colleague's territory
[edit] Asia
- The Xiongnu sack Chang'an, capital of the Chinese Western Jin Dynasty. Jin Mindi, the emperor, surrenders.
- End of the Western Jin Dynasty
[edit] By Topic
[edit] Religion
- At the request of the Roman Catholic Church, Constantine attempts to end the schism with the Donatist church.
[edit] Births
- St. Martin of Tours is born (see 317)
- Constantine II Roman emperor
