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{{Year nav|320}} {{Year in various calendars|320}} {{Year article header|320}} [[File:Nydamboat.2.jpg|thumb|The Nydam [[clinker (boat building)|oak boat]] at [[Gottorf Castle]], [[Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein|Schleswig]], ([[Germany]])]] == Events == === By place === ==== Roman Empire ==== * [[Crispus]] wins against the [[Franks]]. * [[Licinius]] stopped the [[religion|religious]] freedom promised by the [[Edict of Milan]]. He persecutes [[Christian]]s in the [[Byzantine Empire|Eastern Roman Empire]]. ==== Asia ==== * King [[Chandragupta I]] founds the [[Gupta dynasty]] in northern [[India]]. * The [[Huns]] appear in [[Sassanid Empire|Persia]]. === By topic === ==== Art ==== * [[Old St. Peter's Basilica]], [[Rome]], is started to be built (approximate date). ==== Culture and Religion ==== * In [[Nydam Mose]] ([[Denmark]]) the Nydam [[clinker (boat building)|oak boat]] is sacrificed by the [[Danes (Germanic tribe)|Danes]]. The boat is excavated in the [[1830]]s, when a local [[farmer]] finds weapons including [[sword]]s and [[spear]]s. * [[December 25]] is introduced as the [[birthday]] of [[Jesus]]. ==== Science ==== * [[October 18]] &ndash; [[Pappus of Alexandria]], Greek philosopher, sees an [[eclipse]] of the [[sun]]. He writes on ''The Great Astronomer'' (''[[Almagest]]''). == Births == * [[Aurelius Victor]], [[historian]] and politician (approximate date) * [[Constans|Constans I]], [[Roman emperor]] (d. [[350]]) * [[Flavian I of Antioch|Flavian I]], [[Patriarch of Antioch]] (d. [[404]]) * [[Emperor Jianwen of Jin|Jin Jianwendi]], emperor of the [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Jin Dynasty]] (d. [[372]]) * [[Oribasius]], Greek [[physician]] (approximate date) * [[Tuoba Shiyijian]], prince of the [[Tuoba]] [[State of Dai|Dai]] (d. [[376]]) * [[Xie An]], [[Politician|statesman]] of the Jin Dynasty (d. [[385]]) == Deaths == * [[Lactantius]], [[Christianity|Christian]] writer (approximate date) * [[Sima Bao]], prince of the Jin Dynasty (b. [[294]]) {{DEFAULTSORT:320}} [[Category:320s]]