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Constantine, Roman emperor. This site has 12 entries dated between AD 305 and AD 337 involving Constantine, listed in chronological order with the Roman date and calendar of each.

  1. May 1 · Kal. Mai. · Julian date · ≈ May 2 on our calendar
    Diocletian gives up the throne (AD 305)
  2. April 30 · pr. Kal. Mai. · Julian date · ≈ May 1 on our calendar
    Galerius’ edict of toleration ends the Great Persecution in the East (AD 311)
  3. January 22 · a.d. XI Kal. Feb. · Julian date · ≈ Jan 23 on our calendar
    Constantine protects plough oxen (AD 315)
  4. March 21 · a.d. XII Kal. Apr. · Julian date · ≈ Mar 22 on our calendar
    Constantine forbids branding convicts on the face (AD 315 or 316)
  5. February 10 · a.d. IV Id. Feb. · Julian date · ≈ Feb 11 on our calendar
    Constantine: judges in doubt must ask the emperor (AD 319)
  6. December 26 · a.d. VII Kal. Ian. · Julian date · ≈ Dec 27 on our calendar
    Constantine: final judgments stay final (AD 319)
  7. January 31 · pr. Kal. Feb. · Julian date · ≈ Feb 1 on our calendar
    Constantine ends Augustus' penalties on the unmarried (AD 320)
  8. May 23 · a.d. X Kal. Iun. · Julian date · ≈ May 24 on our calendar
    Constantine allows magic to protect the harvest (AD 321)
  9. November 8 · a.d. VI Id. Nov. · Julian date · ≈ Nov 9 on our calendar
    Constantius II made Caesar (AD 324)
  10. November 9 · a.d. V Id. Nov. · Julian date · ≈ Nov 10 on our calendar
    Lateran Basilica dedicated (traditional date) (AD 324 (traditional))
  11. May 20 · a.d. XIII Kal. Iun. · Julian date · ≈ May 21 on our calendar
    The Council of Nicaea opens (AD 325)
  12. May 22 · a.d. XI Kal. Iun. · Julian date · ≈ May 23 on our calendar
    Death of Constantine (AD 337)
LATIN LINE OF THE DAY

Sunt bona, sunt quaedam mediocria, sunt mala plura quae legis hic.

“Some are good, some middling, more are bad, of what you read here.”

Martial, Epigrams 1.16 · translation ours (literal)