310

This article is about the year 310. For the number, see310 (number).For other uses, see310 (disambiguation).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	3rd century 4th century 5th century
Decades:	290s 300s 310s 320s 330s
Years:	307 308 309 310 311 312 313

310 in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	310 CCCX
Ab urbe condita	1063
Assyrian calendar	5060
Balinese saka calendar	231–232
Bengali calendar	−283
Berber calendar	1260
Buddhist calendar	854
Burmese calendar	−328
Byzantine calendar	5818–5819
Chinese calendar	Kỷ TịNăm (EarthSnake) 3007 or 2800 — to — Canh ngọ năm (MetalHorse) 3008 or 2801
Coptic calendar	26–27
Discordian calendar	1476
Ethiopian calendar	302–303
Hebrew calendar	4070–4071
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	366–367
-Shaka Samvat	231–232
-Kali Yuga	3410–3411
Holocene calendar	10310
Iranian calendar	312 BP – 311 BP
Islamic calendar	322 BH – 321 BH
Javanese calendar	190–191
Julian calendar	310 CCCX
Korean calendar	2643
Minguo calendar	1602 beforeROC Dân trước 1602 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	−1158
Seleucid era	621/622AG
Thai solar calendar	852–853
Tibetan calendar	Âm thổ xà năm (female Earth-Snake) 436 or 55 or −717 — to — Dương kim mã năm (male Iron-Horse) 437 or 56 or −716

KingShapur II the Great

Year310(CCCX) was acommon year starting on Sunday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Andronicus andProbus(or, less frequently,year 1063Ab urbe condita). The denomination 310 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

• Maximian,retired emperor, rebels againstConstantine IinArleswhile the latter is campaigning against theFranks.
• Maximinus Daza,caesarunder EmperorGalerius,is acclaimedaugustusby his troops. Galerius is forced to recognize him as co-ruler of theEast.The Roman Empire is thus divided between seven simultaneous emperors:Galerius(East),Maximinus II(East),Licinius(Middle),Constantine I(West),Maximian(West),Maxentius(Italy), andDomitius Alexander(Africa).
• July – Maximian flees toMarseillewhere he is besieged and surrenders. Constantine encourages hissuicideand Maximian, age 60, hangs himself. EmperorMaxentiuscondemns the killing of his father.
• Liciniuscampaigns with success against the Carpi.

Asia

• Haelhaebecomes the king of the Korean kingdom ofSilla.

By topic

Commerce

• AtTrier,Constantine orders the minting of a new coin, thesolidus,in an effort to offset the declining value of thedenariusand bring stability to the imperial currency by restoring a gold standard. The solidus (later known as thebezant) will be minted in theByzantine Empirewithout change in weight or purity until the10th century.

Religion

• April 18–Pope EusebiussucceedsPope Marcellus Ias the 31stpope,but is banished onAugust 17by the EmperorMaxentiustoSicily,where he dies, perhaps from ahunger strike.

Births

• Ausonius,Romanpoetandrhetorician(d.395)
• Epiphanius of Salamis,Church Father(d.403)
• Wulfila,Gothic bishop andmissionary(d.383)

Deaths

EmperorMaximian

Pope Eusebius

• August 17–Eusebius,bishop ofRome
• July –Maximian,Roman emperor (b. c.250)
• Dan,Chinese empress ofXiongnu(orHan-Zhao)
• Domnina, Berenice, and Prosdoce,Christian martyrs
• Liu He,Chinese emperor of Xiongnu (or Han-Zhao)
• Liu Yuan,Chinese emperor of Xiongnu (or Han-Zhao)
• Luo Shang,Chinese general of theJin dynasty (266–420)
• Emperor ŌjinofJapan,according to legend.