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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| 308 by topic |
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| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 308 CCCVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1061 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5058 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 229–230 |
| Bengali calendar | −285 |
| Berber calendar | 1258 |
| Buddhist calendar | 852 |
| Burmese calendar | −330 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5816–5817 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁卯年 (Fire Rabbit) 3005 or 2798 — to — 戊辰年 (Earth Dragon) 3006 or 2799 |
| Coptic calendar | 24–25 |
| Discordian calendar | 1474 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 300–301 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4068–4069 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 364–365 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 229–230 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3408–3409 |
| Holocene calendar | 10308 |
| Iranian calendar | 314 BP – 313 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 324 BH – 323 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 188–189 |
| Julian calendar | 308 CCCVIII |
| Korean calendar | 2641 |
| Minguo calendar | 1604 before ROC 民前1604年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1160 |
| Seleucid era | 619/620 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 850–851 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火兔年 (female Fire-Rabbit) 434 or 53 or −719 — to — 阳土龙年 (male Earth-Dragon) 435 or 54 or −718 |
Year 308 (CCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. It was known in the Roman Empire as the Year of the Consulship of Diocletian and (Galerius) Maximianus (or, less frequently, year 1061 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 308 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[edit]
By place[edit]
Roman Empire[edit]
- Winter: Emperor Galerius wins his third and final victory over the Sarmatians.
- April: In Rome, Emperor Maximian attempts to depose his son Maxentius, but the soldiers in Rome side with Maxentius and force Maximian to flee to the court of Constantine I.
- The overthrow of Maximian prompts the soldiers of Roman Africa to prop up the vicarius of Africa, Domitius Alexander, as a usurper.
- Constantine raids the territory of the Bructeri and builds a bridge across the Rhine at Cologne.
- November 11 – The Conference of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, Galerius recalls Diocletian briefly from retirement, and they convene with Maximian. Diocletian persuades Maximian to return to retirement, and he and Galerius declare Maxentius a public enemy. Licinius is proclaimed Augustus of the west, while rival contender Constantine I is again declared Caesar.
- Bereft of his father's support, Maxentius increasingly presents himself as the Conservator Urbis Suae (Preserver of His Own City). Construction of the Basilica of Maxentius (or Basilica Nova), the largest building in the Roman Forum, is begun.
- Maxentius institutes toleration of the Christians in his territories.
Asia[edit]
- The Han-Zhao Dynasty is established in northern China, marking the official inception of the long lasting Uprising of the Five Barbarians.
By topic[edit]
Religion[edit]
- May 27 or June 26 – Pope Marcellus I succeeds Pope Marcellinus as the 30th pope.
Births[edit]
Deaths[edit]
- Adrian of Batanea (or Eubulus), Christian martyr