302

302 in variouscalendars
Gregorian calendar	302; CCCII
Ab urbe condita	1055
Assyrian calendar	5052
Balinese saka calendar	223–224
Bengali calendar	−291
Berber calendar	1252
Buddhist calendar	846
Burmese calendar	−336
Byzantine calendar	5810–5811
Chinese calendar	Tân dậuNiên (MetalRooster); 2999 or 2792; — to —; Nhâm tuất niên (WaterDog); 3000 or 2793
Coptic calendar	18–19
Discordian calendar	1468
Ethiopian calendar	294–295
Hebrew calendar	4062–4063
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	358–359
-Shaka Samvat	223–224
-Kali Yuga	3402–3403
Holocene calendar	10302
Iranian calendar	320 BP – 319 BP
Islamic calendar	330 BH – 329 BH
Javanese calendar	182–183
Julian calendar	302; CCCII
Korean calendar	2635
Minguo calendar	1610 beforeROC; Dân tiền 1610 niên
Nanakshahi calendar	−1166
Seleucid era	613/614AG
Thai solar calendar	844–845
Tibetan calendar	Âm kim kê niên; (female Iron-Rooster); 428 or 47 or −725; — to —; Dương thủy cẩu niên; (male Water-Dog); 429 or 48 or −724

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	3rd century; 4th century; 5th century;
Decades:	280s; 290s; 300s; 310s; 320s;
Years:	299; 300; 301; 302; 303; 304; 305;

Year302(CCCII) was acommon year starting on Thursdayof theJulian calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Constantius and Valeriusor, less frequently,year 1055Ab urbe condita.The denomination 302 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Domini calendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

EmperorDiocletianpersecutes theManichaeans,accusing them of being a Persianfifth column.
CaesarGaleriuswins his second victory over theCarpi.
An invasion ofGaulby theAlemannicLingones almost traps CaesarConstantius Ibetween the enemy and the walls of a town. Constantius himself is carried onto the wall via a crane. However, within the same day, Constantius sallies forth from the walls and defeats the enemy in a major battle.

Persia

Narseh,ruler (Shahanshah) of theSassanid Empire,dies after a 9-year reign. He is succeeded by his sonHormizd II.

By topic

Art and Science

Iamblichus of Chalciswrites a treatise onmagicand theoccult.

Religion

Gregory the Illuminatoris consecrated asPatriarch of ArmeniabyLeontius of Caesarea.

Births

Sun Sheng(orAnguo), Chinese historian (d.373)

Deaths

Cao Huan,Chinese emperor of theCao Weistate (b.246)
Narseh(orNarses), ruler of theSassanid Empire
Sima Jiong(orJingzhi), Chinese prince andregent

References