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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

* July 25 — Constantine I is proclaimed Emperor by his troops.
* October 28 — Maxentius, son of the former Emperor Maximian, is proclaimed Emperor.
* Flavius Valerius Severus is proclaimed Augustus.
* Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa is built in Lisbon.
* The Franks cross the Rhine, but are repulsed by Constantine I.

Asia

* The War of the Eight Princes ends in China.

By Topic

Religion

* The Council of Elvira declares that killing through a spell is a sin and the work of the devil.
* Saint Metrophanes becomes bishop of Byzantium.
* Christianity is established in Britain. British bishops participate in the councils of Arles (314), Nicaea (325) and Arminum (349).

Births

* Ephrem the Syrian, Christian saint and prolific hymn writer, in Nisibis, Mesopotamia (approximate date)

Deaths

* Constantius Chlorus, father of Constantine I, in York
* Sima Ying
* Sima Yong