313 Information
Year 313 (CCCXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantinus and Licinianus (or, less frequently, year 1066 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 313 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
- February 3 – Edict of Milan: Constantine the Great and co-emperor Licinius met at a conference in Mediolanum (modern Milan). They proclaimed a policy of religious freedom for all, ending the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire.
- Emperor Maximinus II crosses with a army (70.000 men) the Bosphorus, and lays siege to Heraclea (Turkey). He captures the city after eight days.
- April 30 – Battle of Tzirallum: Licinius defeats his rival Maximinus II and becomes Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire. Maximinus flees to Nicomedia and commits suicide.
Asia
- March 14 – Emperor Jin Huidi is executed by Liu Cong, ruler of the Xiongnu state (Han Zhao). At the imperial new year he and a number of former Jin officials are poisoned.
- Crown prince Jin Mindi, age 13, succeeds in Chang'an his uncle Jin Huidi and becomes the new Emperor of the Jin Dynasty.
- Nintoku, the fourth son of Emperor Ōjin, becomes the 16th Emperor of Japan.
By topic
Art
- Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine (Basilica Nova), Rome, is finished.
Religion
- Constantine I and Licinius accept Christianity, they agree on a policy of religious toleration. In their Edict they return property confiscated from Christians, and end 10 years of persecution.
- October 2 – Lateran Synod: Donatism is declared a heresy.
- Arius preaches of the human nature of Jesus.
Births
Deaths
- 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)
References
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