316

This article is about the year 316. For other uses, see 316 (disambiguation).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	3rd century 4th century 5th century
Decades:	290s 300s 310s 320s 330s
Years:	313 314 315 316 317 318 319

316 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	316 CCCXVI
Ab urbe condita	1069
Assyrian calendar	5066
Balinese saka calendar	237–238
Bengali calendar	−277
Berber calendar	1266
Buddhist calendar	860
Burmese calendar	−322
Byzantine calendar	5824–5825
Chinese calendar	乙亥年 (Wood Pig) 3013 or 2806     — to — 丙子年 (Fire Rat) 3014 or 2807
Coptic calendar	32–33
Discordian calendar	1482
Ethiopian calendar	308–309
Hebrew calendar	4076–4077
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	372–373
- Shaka Samvat	237–238
- Kali Yuga	3416–3417
Holocene calendar	10316
Iranian calendar	306 BP – 305 BP
Islamic calendar	315 BH – 314 BH
Javanese calendar	196–197
Julian calendar	316 CCCXVI
Korean calendar	2649
Minguo calendar	1596 before ROC 民前1596年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1152
Seleucid era	627/628 AG
Thai solar calendar	858–859
Tibetan calendar	阴木猪年 (female Wood-Pig) 442 or 61 or −711     — to — 阳火鼠年 (male Fire-Rat) 443 or 62 or −710

Blaise confronting the Roman governor, Soissons Cathedral (13th century)

Year 316 (CCCXVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sabinus and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 1069 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 316 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

• Emperor Constantine the Great issues an edict, prohibiting the punishment of slaves by crucifixion and facial branding.
• Constantine I sends his half-brother Julius Constantius to Licinius at Sirmium (Pannonia), with the proposal to accept Bassianus as Caesar and give him power over Italy. Licinius refuses, and forces a conspiracy against Constantine.
• Licinius elevates Valerius Valens to Augustus, and mobilises an army against Constantine. Bassianus is accused of conspiracy and executed.
• October 8 – Battle of Cibalae: Constantine the Great defeats his rival Licinius near the town of Colonia Aurelia Cibalae (modern-day Vinkovci, Croatia). Licinius is forced to flee to Sirmium and loses all of the Balkans except for Thrace. Peace negotiations are initiated between the two Augusti, but they are unsuccessful.
• December – Battle of Mardia: Constantine I defeats his rival Licinius and senior officer Valerius Valens, near the town of Harmanli (Bulgaria).

Asia

• The Xiongnu sack Chang'an, capital of the Chinese Western Jin Dynasty. Emperor Jin Mindi surrenders to Liu Yao.
• The Western Jin Dynasty ends, and Ancient China is divided.

By topic

Religion

• At the request of the Christians, Constantine I attempts to end the schism with the Donatist sect.

Births

• Constantine II, Roman emperor (d. 340)
• Martin of Tours, bishop of Tours (d. 397)

Deaths

• Diocletian, Roman emperor, commits suicide (b. 244) (most historians date his death to 311 or 312)
• Blaise, bishop of Sebastea (martyred)
• Bassianus, Roman advisor and politician
• Suo Chen (or Juxiu), Chinese general
• Tuoba Pugen, Chinese chieftain of the Tuoba clan
• Tuoba Yilu, Chinese chieftain of the Tuoba clan