313
year
313 (CCCXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 313th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 313th year of the 1st millennium, the 13th year of the 4th century, and the 4th year of the 310s decade. As of the start of 313, the Gregorian calendar was 1 day ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| 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 |
| Gregorian calendar | 313 CCCXIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1066 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5063 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 234–235 |
| Bengali calendar | −280 |
| Berber calendar | 1263 |
| Buddhist calendar | 857 |
| Burmese calendar | −325 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5821–5822 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬申年 (Water Monkey) 3009 or 2949 — to — 癸酉年 (Water Rooster) 3010 or 2950 |
| Coptic calendar | 29–30 |
| Discordian calendar | 1479 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 305–306 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4073–4074 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 369–370 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 234–235 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3413–3414 |
| Holocene calendar | 10313 |
| Iranian calendar | 309 BP – 308 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 319 BH – 318 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 193–194 |
| Julian calendar | 313 CCCXIII |
| Korean calendar | 2646 |
| Minguo calendar | 1599 before ROC 民前1599年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1155 |
| Seleucid era | 624/625 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 855–856 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳水猴年 (male Water-Monkey) 439 or 58 or −714 — to — 阴水鸡年 (female Water-Rooster) 440 or 59 or −713 |
Events
changeBy place
changeRoman 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
changeArt
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)