311
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311 (CCCXI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 311th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 311th year of the 1st millennium, the 11th year of the 4th century, and the 2nd year of the 310s decade. As of the start of 311, the Gregorian calendar was 1 day ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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Centuries: | 3rd century – 4th century – 5th century |
Decades: | 280s 290s 300s – 310s – 320s 330s 340s |
Years: | 308 309 310 – 311 – 312 313 314 |
Gregorian calendar | 311 CCCXI |
Ab urbe condita | 1064 |
Assyrian calendar | 5061 |
Balinese saka calendar | 232–233 |
Bengali calendar | −282 |
Berber calendar | 1261 |
Buddhist calendar | 855 |
Burmese calendar | −327 |
Byzantine calendar | 5819–5820 |
Chinese calendar | 庚午年 (Metal Horse) 3007 or 2947 — to — 辛未年 (Metal Goat) 3008 or 2948 |
Coptic calendar | 27–28 |
Discordian calendar | 1477 |
Ethiopian calendar | 303–304 |
Hebrew calendar | 4071–4072 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | 367–368 |
- Shaka Samvat | 232–233 |
- Kali Yuga | 3411–3412 |
Holocene calendar | 10311 |
Iranian calendar | 311 BP – 310 BP |
Islamic calendar | 321 BH – 320 BH |
Javanese calendar | 191–192 |
Julian calendar | 311 CCCXI |
Korean calendar | 2644 |
Minguo calendar | 1601 before ROC 民前1601年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1157 |
Seleucid era | 622/623 AG |
Thai solar calendar | 853–854 |
Tibetan calendar | 阳金马年 (male Iron-Horse) 437 or 56 or −716 — to — 阴金羊年 (female Iron-Goat) 438 or 57 or −715 |
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Events
changeBy place
changeRoman Empire
change- May 5 – Emperor Galerius says there is religious freedom . He issues his Edict of Toleration, ending persecution of Christians in the Eastern part of the Roman Empire. He dies at age 51.
- Maximinus II divides the Eastern Empire. He starts to persecute Christians again.
- Maxentius, Roman usurper, takes the African provinces from Domitius Alexander.
- Maxentius builds the Circus of Maxentius near the Via Appia.
- December 3 – Diocletianus dies in Split, Croatia.
China
change- Jin Huaidi, emperor of the Jin Dynasty, is captured at Luoyang. The capital city is looted by Liu Cong, ruler of the Xiongnu state (Huns).
By topic
changeReligion
change- July 2 – Pope Miltiades succeeds Pope Eusebius as the 32nd pope.
- The Donatist split occurs in the African church.
Births
changeDeaths
change- Domitius Alexander, Roman usurper (approximate date)
- December 3 – Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, Roman Emperor
- May 5 – Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus, Roman emperor
- November 25 – Saint Peter, Patriarch of Alexandria (martyred)
- Sima Yue, prince and regent of the Jin Dynasty