316

This article is about the year 316. For the number, see 316 (number). For other uses, see 316 (disambiguation).

Millennium:	1st millennium
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

Establishment and disestablishment categories

Establishments – Disestablishments

316 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	316 CCCXVI
Ab urbe condita	1069
Assyrian calendar	5066
Bengali calendar	−277
Berber calendar	1266
Buddhist calendar	860
Burmese calendar	−322
Byzantine calendar	5824–5825
Chinese calendar	乙亥年 (Wood Pig) 3012 or 2952     — to — 丙子年 (Fire Rat) 3013 or 2953
Coptic calendar	32–33
Discordian calendar	1482
Ethiopian calendar	308–309
Hebrew calendar	4076–4077
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	372–373
- Shaka Samvat	238–239
- Kali Yuga	3417–3418
Holocene calendar	10316
Iranian calendar	306 BP – 305 BP
Islamic calendar	315 BH – 314 BH
Julian calendar	316 CCCXVI
Korean calendar	2649
Minguo calendar	1596 before ROC 民前1596年
Seleucid era	627/628 AG
Thai solar calendar	858–859

Saint Blaise confronting the Roman governor (13th century)

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 his power over Italy. Licinius refuses and forced a conspiracy against Constantine.
• Licinius elevates Valerius Valens to Augustus, and mobilished an army against Constantine. Bassianus is accused of conspiracy and executed.
• December – Battle of Mardia: Constantine I defeats his rival Licinius and senior officier 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

• At the request of the Roman Catholic Church, Constantine I attempts to end the schism with the Donatist church.

Births

• Constantine II, Roman emperor (d. 340)
• St. Martin of Tours (see 317) (approximate date)

Deaths

• Bassianus, Roman advisor and senator
• Saint Blaise, bishop of Sebastea (martyred)
• Tuoba Pugen, chieftain of the Tuoba clan (China)
• Tuoba Yilu, chieftain of the Tuoba clan