311
year
Year 311 (CCCXI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Events change
By place change
Roman 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 change
Religion change
- July 2 – Pope Miltiades succeeds Pope Eusebius as the 32nd pope.
- The Donatist split occurs in the African church.
Births change
Deaths 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