330

330 (CCCXXX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 330th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 330th year of the 1st millennium, the 30th year of the 4th century, and the 1st year of the 330s decade. As of the start of 330, 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:	300s  310s  320s  – 330s –  340s  350s  360s
Years:	327 328 329 – 330 – 331 332 333

330 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	330 CCCXXX
Ab urbe condita	1083
Assyrian calendar	5080
Balinese saka calendar	251–252
Bengali calendar	−263
Berber calendar	1280
Buddhist calendar	874
Burmese calendar	−308
Byzantine calendar	5838–5839
Chinese calendar	己丑年 (Earth Ox) 3026 or 2966     — to — 庚寅年 (Metal Tiger) 3027 or 2967
Coptic calendar	46–47
Discordian calendar	1496
Ethiopian calendar	322–323
Hebrew calendar	4090–4091
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	386–387
- Shaka Samvat	251–252
- Kali Yuga	3430–3431
Holocene calendar	10330
Iranian calendar	292 BP – 291 BP
Islamic calendar	301 BH – 300 BH
Javanese calendar	211–212
Julian calendar	330 CCCXXX
Korean calendar	2663
Minguo calendar	1582 before ROC 民前1582年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1138
Seleucid era	641/642 AG
Thai solar calendar	872–873
Tibetan calendar	阴土牛年 (female Earth-Ox) 456 or 75 or −697     — to — 阳金虎年 (male Iron-Tiger) 457 or 76 or −696

Constantinople from the sky

Events

Roman Empire

• May 11 – Emperor Constantine the Great dedicates Constantinople, or Nova Roma (modern Istanbul), and moves the capital of the Roman Empire there from Rome. He spent 4 years building the city on the site of ancient Byzantium. He chose the site for its location (a seaport with easy access to Anatolia and the Danube).
• The Goths devastate the city of Tanais in the Don River delta.

Africa

• Ezana, king of Axum, extends his area of control to the west. He defeats the Nobates, and destroys the kingdom of Meroë.

By topic

Religion

• Frumentius is the first bishop of Ethiopia (approximate date).
• Eustathius, Patriarch of Antioch, is banished to Trajanopolis.
• The Bible is translated into the Gothic language by Wulfila.
• Pagan temples are starting to be abandoned, destroyed or left to fall into disrepair, except those that are turned into Christian churches.

Births

• Basil the Great, bishop of Caesarea Mazaca (d. 379)
• Macrina the Younger, Christian nun and saint (d. 379)
• Moses the Black, Christian monk and priest (d. 405)
• Victricius, missionary and bishop of Rouen (approximate date)

Deaths

for more information, see Category:330 deaths.

• Iamblichus, neoplatonist philosopher