301

This article is about the year 301. For the number, see301 (number).For other uses, see301 (disambiguation).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	3rd century 4th century 5th century
Decades:	280s 290s 300s 310s 320s
Years:	298 299 300 301 302 303 304

301 in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	301 CCCI
Ab urbe condita	1054
Assyrian calendar	5051
Balinese saka calendar	222–223
Bengali calendar	−292
Berber calendar	1251
Buddhist calendar	845
Burmese calendar	−337
Byzantine calendar	5809–5810
Chinese calendar	Canh ThânNăm (MetalMonkey) 2998 or 2791 — to — Tân dậu năm (MetalRooster) 2999 or 2792
Coptic calendar	17–18
Discordian calendar	1467
Ethiopian calendar	293–294
Hebrew calendar	4061–4062
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	357–358
-Shaka Samvat	222–223
-Kali Yuga	3401–3402
Holocene calendar	10301
Iranian calendar	321 BP – 320 BP
Islamic calendar	331 BH – 330 BH
Javanese calendar	181–182
Julian calendar	301 CCCI
Korean calendar	2634
Minguo calendar	1611 beforeROC Dân trước 1611 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	−1167
Seleucid era	612/613AG
Thai solar calendar	843–844
Tibetan calendar	Dương kim năm con khỉ (male Iron-Monkey) 427 or 46 or −726 — to — Âm kim gà năm (female Iron-Rooster) 428 or 47 or −725

Baptism of KingTiridates III(the Great)

Year301(CCCI) was acommon year starting on Wednesday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Postumius and Nepotianus(or, less frequently,year 1054Ab urbe condita). The denomination 301 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• CaesarGaleriusbegins a major war against theCarpiandBastarnaeand wins the first of several victories.
• September:EmperorDiocletianissues a reform that revalues theRoman currency.
• November:Diocletian issues hisEdict on Maximum Prices,which, rather than halting rampantinflation,causes widespread panic and an increase in inflation. The measure is quickly abandoned.

Armenia

• KingTiridates III(the Great) proclaimsChristianityas the officialstate religion,makingArmeniathe first nation to adopt Christianity as its official religion (traditional date).Construction of the originalEtchmiadzin CathedralbyGregory the Illuminatorbegins.

Europe

• September 3– The republic ofSan Marinois established (approximate date).

Asia

• February 3–May 30–Sima Lunbriefly usurps theJin Dynasty.

Births

• Xie Ai,Chinese general of theFormer Liangstate (d.354)

Deaths

• June 5–Sima Lun,Chineseusurper(forced suicide)
• Sun Xiu(orJunzhong), Chinese official and politician