312
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- This article is about the year 312. For other uses, see 312 (disambiguation).
| Centuries: | 3rd century · 4th century · 5th century |
| Decades: | 280s 290s 300s 310s 320s 330s 340s |
| Years: | 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 |
| 312 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 312 CCCXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1065 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1532 – -1531 |
| Berber calendar | 1262 |
| Buddhist calendar | 856 |
| Burmese calendar | -326 |
| Chinese calendar | 2948/3008-12-6 (辛未年十二月初六日) — to —
2949/3009-11-17(壬申年十一月十七日) |
| Coptic calendar | 28 – 29 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 304 – 305 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4072 – 4073 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 367 – 368 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 234 – 235 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3413 – 3414 |
| Holocene calendar | 10312 |
| Iranian calendar | 310 BP – 309 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 320 BH – 319 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2645 |
| Thai solar calendar | 855 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By Place
[edit] Roman Empire
- October 28 — Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine I defeats Maxentius and becomes the only Roman Emperor in the West. During the battle, he reportedly has a vision of a cross with the words in hoc signo vinces ("In this sign you shall conquer").
- Construction begins on the Arch of Constantine in Rome.
[edit] By Topic
[edit] Religion
- The Council of Carthage supports Donatism, which espouses a rigorous application and interpretation of the sacraments. These doctrines will be condemned by the Council of Arles in 314.
- Constantine promotes a policy of state sponsorship of Christianity, perhaps even becoming a Christian himself (see Constantine I and Christianity).
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- October 28 — Maxentius, Roman Emperor (slain in battle)
- Guo Xiang
- Empress Huyan
