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{{Year nav|324}} {{Year in various calendars|324}} {{Year article header|324}} [[File:Tapestry showing the Sea Battle between the Fleets of Constantine and Licinius-cropped.jpg|thumb|[[Battle of the Hellespont]], by [[Pietro da Cortona]] (1635)]] == Events == === By place === ==== Roman Empire ==== * [[July 3]] &ndash; [[Battle of Adrianople (324)|Battle of Adrianople]]: Emperor [[Constantine the Great]] defeats his rival [[Licinius]] near [[Edirne|Adrianople]]. They retreat to [[Byzantium]]. He invades [[Thrace]] with a [[Visigoths|Visgothic]] force and raids the countryside. * July &ndash; [[Battle of Hellespont]]: [[Crispus]], destroys Licinius' naval fleet in the [[Dardanelles]]. * [[September 18]] &ndash; [[Battle of Chrysopolis]]: Constantine I defeats Licinius at [[Üsküdar|Chrysopolis]]. He becomes sole Emperor. * [[December 19]] &ndash; Licinius gives up his position as Emperor. === Religion === * [[St Peter's Basilica|St Peter's Church]] is founded in [[Rome]]. * [[Eustathius of Antioch|Eustathius]] becomes [[bishop]] of [[Antioch]]. == Births == * [[Empress Chu Suanzi|Chu Suanzi]], empress of the [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Jin Dynasty]] (d. [[384]]) == Deaths == * [[December 20]] &ndash; Philogonus, [[Patriarch of Antioch]] * [[Guo Pu]], [[China|Chinese]] writer (b. [[276]]) * [[Wang Dun]], general of the Jin Dynasty (b. [[266]]) * [[Zhang Mao]], ruler of [[Former Liang]] (b. [[277]]) {{DEFAULTSORT:320}} [[Category:320s]]