339
year
339 (CCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 339th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 339th year of the 1st millennium, the 39th year of the 4th century, and the 10th and last year of the 330s decade. As of the start of 339, 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: | 300s 310s 320s – 330s – 340s 350s 360s |
| Years: | 336 337 338 – 339 – 340 341 342 |
| Gregorian calendar | 339 CCCXXXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1092 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5089 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 260–261 |
| Bengali calendar | −254 |
| Berber calendar | 1289 |
| Buddhist calendar | 883 |
| Burmese calendar | −299 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5847–5848 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊戌年 (Earth Dog) 3035 or 2975 — to — 己亥年 (Earth Pig) 3036 or 2976 |
| Coptic calendar | 55–56 |
| Discordian calendar | 1505 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 331–332 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4099–4100 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 395–396 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 260–261 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3439–3440 |
| Holocene calendar | 10339 |
| Iranian calendar | 283 BP – 282 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 292 BH – 291 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 220–221 |
| Julian calendar | 339 CCCXXXIX |
| Korean calendar | 2672 |
| Minguo calendar | 1573 before ROC 民前1573年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1129 |
| Seleucid era | 650/651 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 881–882 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳土狗年 (male Earth-Dog) 465 or 84 or −688 — to — 阴土猪年 (female Earth-Pig) 466 or 85 or −687 |
Events
changeBy place
changeRoman Empire
change- Emperor Constantius II goes to his territory in the East. Persia under king Shapur II is attacking Mesopotamia. For the next 11 years the two powers battle with no real winner.
By topic
changeReligion
change- Pope Julius I gives refuge at Rome to Athanasius.
- Eusebius of Nicomedia is made bishop of Constantinople. Another Arian becomes bishop of Alexandria.
Births
change- Aurelius Ambrosius, bishop of Milan (approximate date)
- He Fani, empress of the Jin Dynasty (d. 404)
- Shi Shi, emperor of the Jie state Later Zhao (d. 349)
Deaths
change- Abaye, Babylonian amora
- Eusebius of Caesarea, bishop and first church historian (approximate date)
- Shemon Bar Sabbae, bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon
- Wang Dao, statesman of the Jin Dynasty (b. 276)