AD 311
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| AD 311 by topic |
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| 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) 3008 or 2801 — to — 辛未年 (Metal Goat) 3009 or 2802 |
| 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 |
Year 311 (CCCXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerius and Maximinus (or, less frequently, year 1064 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 311 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
- April 30 – Emperor Galerius declares on his deathbed religious freedom, and issues his Edict of Serdica, ending the Diocletianic Persecution of Christians in the Eastern part of the Roman Empire.
- May 5 – Galerius dies, age 51, from a gruesome disease, possibly colorectal cancer or Fournier gangrene.
- Maximinus Daza and Licinius divide the Eastern Empire between themselves.
- Maximinus recommences the persecution of Christians, having encouraged his subjects to petition him to do so.
- Fearing an alliance between Licinius and Constantine I, Maximinus forges a secret alliance with Emperor Maxentius.
China
- July 13 – Huai of Jin, emperor of the Jin dynasty, is captured at Luoyang. The capital city is pillaged by Liu Cong, ruler of the Xiongnu state; the invaders slaughter 30,000 citizens.
By topic
Religion
- July 2 – Pope Miltiades succeeds Eusebius as the 32nd pope of Rome.
- The Donatist schism occurs in the African Church.
Births
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Deaths
- April 23 – Sima Yue (or Yuanchao), Chinese prince and regent
- May 5
- October 7 – Gou Xi (or Daojiang), Chinese inspector and general
- November 25 – Peter I, patriarch of Alexandria
- December 3 – Diocletian, Roman emperor (b. 244)
- Domitius Alexander, Roman emperor and usuper
- Wang Mi (or Zigu), Chinese general and rebel leader
References
- ^ Corcoran, Simon, The empire of the tetrarchs: imperial pronouncements and government, AD 284–324, p. 187