324
year
324 (CCCXXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 324th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 324th year of the 1st millennium, the 24th year of the 4th century, and the 5th year of the 320s decade. As of the start of 324, the Gregorian calendar was 1 day ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 3rd century – 4th century – 5th century |
| Decades: | 290s 300s 310s – 320s – 330s 340s 350s |
| Years: | 321 322 323 – 324 – 325 326 327 |
| Gregorian calendar | 324 CCCXXIV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1077 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5074 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 245–246 |
| Bengali calendar | −269 |
| Berber calendar | 1274 |
| Buddhist calendar | 868 |
| Burmese calendar | −314 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5832–5833 |
| Chinese calendar | 癸未年 (Water Goat) 3020 or 2960 — to — 甲申年 (Wood Monkey) 3021 or 2961 |
| Coptic calendar | 40–41 |
| Discordian calendar | 1490 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 316–317 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4084–4085 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 380–381 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 245–246 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3424–3425 |
| Holocene calendar | 10324 |
| Iranian calendar | 298 BP – 297 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 307 BH – 306 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 205–206 |
| Julian calendar | 324 CCCXXIV |
| Korean calendar | 2657 |
| Minguo calendar | 1588 before ROC 民前1588年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1144 |
| Seleucid era | 635/636 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 866–867 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴水羊年 (female Water-Goat) 450 or 69 or −703 — to — 阳木猴年 (male Wood-Monkey) 451 or 70 or −702 |
Events change
By place change
Roman Empire change
- July 3 – Battle of Adrianople: Emperor Constantine the Great defeats his rival Licinius near Adrianople. They retreat to Byzantium. He invades Thrace with a Visgothic force and raids the countryside.
- July – Battle of Hellespont: Crispus, destroys Licinius' naval fleet in the Dardanelles.
- September 18 – Battle of Chrysopolis: Constantine I defeats Licinius at Chrysopolis. He becomes sole Emperor.
- December 19 – Licinius gives up his position as Emperor.
Religion change
- St Peter's Church is founded in Rome.
- Eustathius becomes bishop of Antioch.
Births change
- Chu Suanzi, empress of the Jin Dynasty (d. 384)
Deaths change
- December 20 – Philogonus, Patriarch of Antioch
- Guo Pu, Chinese writer (b. 276)
- Wang Dun, general of the Jin Dynasty (b. 266)
- Zhang Mao, ruler of Former Liang (b. 277)