340s

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Millennium: 1st millennium
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  • 340
  • 341
  • 342
  • 343
  • 344
  • 345
  • 346
  • 347
  • 348
  • 349
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  • Deaths
  • Establishments
  • Disestablishments

The 340s decade ran from January 1, 340, to December 31, 349.

Events

340

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • Constantinople, capital of Emperor Constantius II, becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from Rome, capital of his brother Constans I.[1]
  • Constantine II, emperor of the western part of the Roman Empire (Britain, Gaul, the Rhine provinces and Iberia), crosses the Alps and attacks the army of his brother Constans I, emperor of the central part of the Roman Empire (Upper Danube, Italy and middle Africa). They clash at Aquileia in northern Italy. Constantine is killed in a skirmish by an ambush of Constans' troops.
  • Constans is left sole ruler of the Western Roman Empire, with his other brother, Constantius II, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.

By topic[]

Religion[]

341

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • Emperor Constans I bans pagan sacrifices and magic rituals, under penalty of death.
  • Constans I begins a successful campaign against the Franks.
India[]
  • Samudragupta of the Gupta Empire extends, during a decade, his kingdom and his influence. A pillar found at Allahabad sings his praises.

By topic[]

Religion[]
  • The Council of Encaenia is held in Antioch.
  • Paul I is restored as Patriarch of Constantinople.
  • Thousands of Christians are executed at Seleucia in Mesopotamia.
  • Coptic Christianity is introduced into Ethiopia by the Syrian apostle Frumentius. He and his colleague Edesius were captured by Ethiopians a year or two ago, and have become civil servants at the Aksumite court of King Ezana. Frumentius becomes the first Bishop of Axum and encourages the Christian merchants present in the country to practise their faith openly.

342

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • Emperor Constans I campaigns in Britain against the Picts.
  • Constans campaigns victoriously against the Franks.
  • The Senate abolishes gay marriage.
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  • A large earthquake strikes Cyprus.
Asia[]

By topic[]

Religion[]

343

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • The Western Roman Emperor Constans I is in Britain, possibly in a military campaign against the Picts and Scots. The last visit to Britain by a legitimate emperor.[2]
  • The Eastern Roman Emperor Constantius II campaigns in Adiabene, a vassal kingdom of Armenia (Persian Empire).

By topic[]

Religion[]
  • Pope Julius I tries to unite the Western bishops against Arianism by convoking the Council of Serdika (later Sofia), which acknowledges the pope's supreme authority and grants him the right to judge cases involving the legal possession of episcopal sees, but only Western and Egyptian bishops attend, and Arianism remains strong.

344

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By place[]

Roman Empire[]
  • The Eastern Roman Emperor Constantius II campaigns in eastern Mesopotamia, against the Sassanid Persians.
  • Battle of Singara: The Roman army under Constantius wins a close victory, at the strongly fortified city of Singara (Mesopotamia). His enemy, King Shapur II, is forced to lift the siege, and withdraw the Persian army.
  • Shapur II besieges, for the second time, the Roman fortress of Nisibis in eastern Mesopotamia, but is repulsed by forces under General Lucilianus.
Asia[]
  • Jin Mudi, age 1, succeeds his father Jin Kangdi as emperor of China. His mother, Empress Dowager Chu, becomes the ruling authority at court, and serves as regent.
  • Gye becomes king of the Korean kingdom of Baekje.[3]

By topic[]

Art[]
  • The making of a detail of Admonitions of the Imperial Instructress to Court Ladies (attributed to Gu Kaizhi and being from the Six Dynasties period) begins (approximate year) and is completed in 406. It is now kept at the British Museum, London.
Religion[]

345

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By place[]

India[]
  • Merchant Knai Thomman and 400 followers visit the Malabar Coast in Kerala (India), and assist the church there.
  • The Kadamba Dynasty is founded by Mayurasharma.
Italy[]

346

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By place[]

Asia[]

By topic[]

Religion[]

347

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By topic[]

Religion[]
  • Council of Sardica: An attempt is made to resolve the Arian controversy, and ground rules for bishops are laid down.
  • The Council of Philippopolis is held as the result of Eastern bishops leaving the Council of Sardica. In Philippopolis (Bulgaria), they excommunicate Pope Julius, and as a result, the Arian controversy is perpetuated.

348

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By place[]

Europe[]
Asia[]
  • In Persia, women are enrolled in the army to perform auxiliary services.
  • In India, Samudragupta of the Gupta Empire defeats Rudrasena in battle.

349

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By place[]

Asia[]
  • After a brief reign of 183 days, Emperor Shi Zun and his mother Empress Zheng Yingtao are executed; his son Shi Jian succeeds him, as emperor of the Jie state Later Zhao.
  • The Mou-jong (proto-Mongols) take control of North China.

Significant people[]

Births[]

Transcluding articles: 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, and 349

340

  • Aurelius Ambrose, bishop of Milan (approximate date)
  • Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium (approximate date)
  • Jerome, priest and Bible translator (approximate date)
  • Justina, Roman empress and regent (approximate date)
  • Peter of Sebaste, bishop of Armenia (approximate date)
  • Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, Roman consul (d. 402)

341

  • Ai of Jin (or Qianling), Chinese emperor (d. 365)

342

343

344

345

346

347

348

  • Prudentius, Roman Christian poet (d. 413)
  • Shenoute, monk and saint (d. 466)

349

  • John Chrysostom, archbishop of Constantinople (approximate date)

Deaths[]

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340

341

342

343

344

345

Saint Shemon Bar Sabbae
Saint Narnus

346

347

348

Saint Pachomius the Great
Saint Spyridon

349

References[]

  1. ^ "Geography at about.com".
  2. ^ Norwich, John Julius (1989) Byzantium: The Early Centuries, Guild Publishing, p. 81n
  3. ^ a b "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  4. ^ "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. ^ "St Nicholas: Top 10 facts about Father Christmas". Express.co.uk. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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