330s

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  • 331
  • 332
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  • 339
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The 330s decade ran from January 1, 330, to December 31, 339.

Events

330

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • May 11 – Emperor Constantine the Great dedicates the Column of Constantine and Constantinople, or Nova Roma (modern-day Istanbul). He had spent 4 years expanding the city of Byzantium, having chosen the site for its strategic location on the Bosporus. The city is later the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
  • The Goths devastate the city of Tanais, in the Don River Delta.
Africa[]
  • Ezana, king of Axum, extends his area of control to the west. He defeats the Nobates, and destroys the kingdom of Meroë.

By topic[]

Religion[]
  • Frumentius is the first bishop of Ethiopia (approximate date).
  • Eustathius, Patriarch of Antioch, is banished to Trajanopolis.
  • The Bible is translated into the Gothic language by Wulfila.
  • Pagan temples begin to be progressively abandoned, destroyed or left to fall into disrepair, save those that are transformed into churches.

331

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • Emperor Constantine the Great vigorously promotes Christianity, confiscating the property and valuables of a number of pagan temples throughout the Roman Empire.
  • Constantine I dedicates the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.
  • Constantine I promulgates a law against divorce.
Asia[]

By topic[]

Art and Science[]
  • Eusebius of Caesarea writes the Onomasticon.
Religion[]

332

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • Emperor Constantine I and his son Constantine II, aged 16, defeat the Goths in Moesia. The Goths become Roman allies and protect the Danube frontier.
  • Constantine I continues construction of a bridge (in imitation of Trajan and his architect Apollodorus of Damascus) across the Danube, for forward-staging grounds for planned campaigns against local tribes.[2]
  • May 18 – Constantine I announces a free distribution of food to the citizens in Constantinople, similar to the food given out in the city of Rome. The amount is approximately 80,000 rations a day, doled out from 117 distribution points around the city.[3]

333

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • Flavius Dalmatius and Domitius Zenofilus are appointed consuls.
  • Emperor Constantine the Great pulls Roman troops out of Britain, and abandons work on Hadrian's Wall.
  • Calocaerus revolts against Constantine I and proclaims himself emperor. Flavius Dalmatius, responsible for the security of the eastern frontier, is sent to Cyprus to suppress the rebellion.
  • December 25 – Constantine I elevates his youngest son Constans to the rank of Caesar at Constantinople.
China[]

334

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]

By topic[]

Astronomy[]
  • Julius Firmicus Maternus makes the first recorded observation of solar prominences, during an annular eclipse (July 17).[7]

335

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
Asia[]

By topic[]

Religion[]

336

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • The military successes of Emperor Constantine I result in most of Dacia being reconquered by the Roman Empire.
  • The first recorded customs tariff is in use in Palmyra.[8]

By topic[]

Religion[]
  • January 18 – Pope Mark succeeds Pope Sylvester I as the 34th pope of the Catholic Church.
  • Pope Mark begins to build the basilica of San Marco; the church is devoted to St. Mark.
  • Arius, Alexandrian priest, collapses in the street at Constantinople (approximate date).
  • Pope Mark dies at Rome, after an 11-month reign. No successor is immediately found.
  • Constantine I blends pagan and Christian rites to create Christmas, and sets the date of Jesus' birth as December 25th.

337

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • May 22 – Constantine the Great, first Christian Roman emperor of the Western Empire (312–324), and of the Roman Empire (324–337), dies in Achyron, near Nicomedia, at age 65, after he is baptized by Eusebius of Nicomedia.
  • September – A number of descendants of Constantius Chlorus, and officials of the Roman Empire, are executed for a purge against the sons of Constantine I.
  • September 9 – Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans succeed their father Constantine I as co-emperors. The Roman Empire is divided between the three Augusti (see map).
Persia[]
  • King Shapur II of Persia begins a war against the Roman Empire. He sends his troops across the Tigris to recover Armenia and Mesopotamia.
  • Shapur II besieges the Roman fortress of Nisibis (Syria), but is repulsed by forces under Lucilianus.
China[]

By topic[]

Religion[]

338

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • The Romans, allied with the Goths, arrive in the north of the Roman Empire to protect the Danube frontier.
  • Emperor Constantius II intervenes against the Persians in Armenia.
Persia[]
  • Shapur II, king of the Persian Empire, begins a widespread persecution of Christians. He orders forcible conversions to the state religion, Zoroastrianism, lest the Christians disrupt his realm while he is away fighting the Romans in Armenia and Mesopotamia.
Asia[]

By topic[]

Art[]
Religion[]
  • Eusebius of Nicomedia becomes Patriarch of Constantinople, after Paul I is banished.
  • Non-Christians are persecuted by the Roman Empire as pagans.

339

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • Emperor Constantius II hastens to his territory in the East, where a revived Persia under King Shapur II is attacking Mesopotamia. For the next 11 years, the two powers engage in a war of border skirmishing, with no real victor.

By topic[]

Religion[]
  • Pope Julius I gives refuge at Rome to the Alexandrian patriarch Athanasius, who is deposed and expelled during the First Synod of Tyre (see 335).
  • Eusebius of Nicomedia is made bishop of Constantinople, while another Arian succeeds Athanasius as bishop of Alexandria, under the name Gregory.

Significant people[]

  • Constantine I
  • Constantine II
  • Constantius II
  • Constans

Births[]

Transcluding articles: 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, and 339

330

  • Basil the Great, bishop of Caesarea Mazaca (d. 379)
  • Macrina the Younger, Christian nun and saint (d. 379)
  • Moses the Black, Christian monk and priest (d. 405)
  • Victricius of Rouen, Christian missionary and bishop
  • Yang Xi, Chinese scholar and calligrapher (d. 386)

331

  • Jovian, Roman consul and emperor (d. 364)
  • Julian the Apostate, Roman emperor (d. 363)
  • Yao Chang, Chinese emperor of the Qiang state (d. 394)
  • Yao Xiang (or Jingguo), Chinese warlord (d. 357)

332

  • Saint Monica, Christian saint and mother of Augustine of Hippo (d. 387)

333

  • Saint Monica, Christian saint and mother of Augustine of Hippo (approximate date)

334

335

  • Fu Sheng, Chinese emperor of the Di state Former Qin (d. 357)
  • Gregory of Nyssa, Christian bishop and saint (approximate date)
  • Magnus Maximus, Western Roman emperor (approximate date)
  • Theon of Alexandria, director of the Library of Alexandria (approximate date)

336

337

338

  • Isaac the Great, Armenian catholicos (d. 439)

339

Deaths[]

Transcluding articles: 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, and 339

330

Saint Achillius of Larissa
Saint Tiridates III
Saint Helena

331

332

333

334

335

336

  • October 7 – Mark, pope of the Catholic Church
  • Arius, Cyrenaic presbyter and priest (b. 256)
  • Gan Bao (or Kan Pao), Chinese historian
  • Murong Ren (or Qiannian), Chinese general

337

Saint Eustathius of Antioch
Emperor and Saint Constantine the Great
Hannibalianus

338

339

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