314

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Year 314 (CCCXIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rufius and Annianus (or, less frequently, year 1067 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 314 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

• A large Pictish raid southwards in Roman Britain is attempted.

By topic

Religion

• January 10 – Pope Miltiades' reign ends.
• January 31 – Pope Sylvester I succeeds Pope Miltiades as the 33rd pope.
• schism, and passes other canons.^[1]
• magician is declared a sin earning five years of penance.^[2]
• Bishop of Byzantium
  .

• Libanius, Greek rhetorician and sophist (approximate date)
• Cheng Han Dynasty (d. 338
  )
• Zhi Dun, Chinese Buddhist monk and philosopher (d. 366)

Deaths

• January 10 – Miltiades (or Melchiades), bishop of Rome
• Liu E (or Lihua), Chinese empress of the Xiongnu
  state
• Wang Jun (or Pengzu), Chinese general and warlord (b. 252)
• Zhang Gui, Chinese governor and duke of Xiping (b. 255)

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