308

This article is about the year 308. For the number, see308 (number).For other uses, see308 (disambiguation).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	3rd century 4th century 5th century
Decades:	280s 290s 300s 310s 320s
Years:	305 306 307 308 309 310 311

308 in variouscalendars

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	Đinh MãoNăm (FireRabbit) 3005 or 2798 — to — Mậu Thìn năm (EarthDragon) 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 beforeROC Dân trước 1604 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	−1160
Seleucid era	619/620AG
Thai solar calendar	850–851
Tibetan calendar	Âm hỏa thỏ năm (female Fire-Rabbit) 434 or 53 or −719 — to — Dương thổ long năm (male Earth-Dragon) 435 or 54 or −718

Basilica of Maxentius(Rome)

Year308(CCCVIII) was aleap year starting on Thursday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.It was known in theRoman Empireas theYear of the Consulship of Diocletian and(Galerius)Maximianus(or, less frequently,year 1061Ab urbe condita). The denomination 308 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

• Winter: EmperorGaleriuswins his third and final victory over theSarmatians.
• April:InRome,EmperorMaximianattempts to depose his sonMaxentius,but the soldiers in Rome side with Maxentius and force Maximian to flee to the court ofConstantine I.
• The overthrow of Maximian prompts the soldiers ofRoman Africato prop up thevicariusof Africa,Domitius Alexander,as a usurper.
• Constantine raids the territory of the Bructeri and builds a bridge across theRhineatCologne.
• November 11– The Conference ofCarnuntum:Attempting to keep peace within theRoman Empire,Galerius recallsDiocletianbriefly from retirement, and they convene with Maximian. Diocletian persuades Maximian to return to retirement, and he and Galerius declare Maxentius a public enemy.Liciniusis proclaimedAugustusof the west, while rival contender Constantine I is again declaredCaesar.
• Bereft of his father's support, Maxentius increasingly presents himself as theConservator Urbis Suae(Preserver of His Own City). Construction of theBasilica of Maxentius(orBasilica Nova), the largest building in theRoman Forum,is begun.
• Maxentius institutes toleration of theChristiansin his territories.

Asia

• TheHan-ZhaoDynasty is established in northernChina,marking the official inception of the long lastingUprising of the Five Barbarians.

By topic

Religion

• May 27orJune 26–Pope Marcellus IsucceedsPope Marcellinusas the 30thpope.

Births

• Xie Shang(orRenzu), Chinese general (d.357)

Deaths

• Adrian of Batanea(orEubulus), Christian martyr