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| 316 by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | 316 CCCXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1069 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5066 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 237–238 |
| Bengali calendar | −277 |
| Berber calendar | 1266 |
| Buddhist calendar | 860 |
| Burmese calendar | −322 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5824–5825 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙亥年 (Wood Pig) 3013 or 2806 — to — 丙子年 (Fire Rat) 3014 or 2807 |
| Coptic calendar | 32–33 |
| Discordian calendar | 1482 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 308–309 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4076–4077 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 372–373 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 237–238 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3416–3417 |
| Holocene calendar | 10316 |
| Iranian calendar | 306 BP – 305 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 315 BH – 314 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 196–197 |
| Julian calendar | 316 CCCXVI |
| Korean calendar | 2649 |
| Minguo calendar | 1596 before ROC 民前1596年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1152 |
| Seleucid era | 627/628 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 858–859 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木猪年 (female Wood-Pig) 442 or 61 or −711 — to — 阳火鼠年 (male Fire-Rat) 443 or 62 or −710 |
Year 316 (CCCXVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sabinus and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 1069 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 316 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
By place
Roman Empire
- Emperor Constantine the Great issues an edict, prohibiting the punishment of slaves by crucifixion and facial branding.
- Constantine I sends his half-brother Julius Constantius to Licinius at Sirmium (Pannonia), with the proposal to accept Bassianus as Caesar and give him power over Italy. Licinius refuses, and forces a conspiracy against Constantine.
- Licinius elevates Valerius Valens to Augustus, and mobilises an army against Constantine. Bassianus is accused of conspiracy and executed.
- October 8 – Battle of Cibalae: Constantine the Great defeats his rival Licinius near the town of Colonia Aurelia Cibalae (modern-day Vinkovci, Croatia). Licinius is forced to flee to Sirmium and loses all of the Balkans except for Thrace. Peace negotiations are initiated between the two Augusti, but they are unsuccessful.
- December – Battle of Mardia: Constantine I defeats his rival Licinius and senior officer Valerius Valens, near the town of Harmanli (Bulgaria).
Asia
- The Xiongnu sack Chang'an, capital of the Chinese Western Jin Dynasty. Emperor Jin Mindi surrenders to Liu Yao.
- The Western Jin Dynasty ends, and Ancient China is divided.
By topic
Religion
Births
- Constantine II, Roman emperor (d. 340)
- Martin of Tours, bishop of Tours (d. 397)
Deaths
- Diocletian, Roman emperor, commits suicide (b. 244) (most historians date his death to 311 or 312)
- Blaise, bishop of Sebastea (martyred)
- Bassianus, Roman advisor and politician
- Suo Chen (or Juxiu), Chinese general
- Tuoba Pugen, Chinese chieftain of the Tuoba clan
- Tuoba Yilu, Chinese chieftain of the Tuoba clan
References
- britannica.com/biography/Diocletian