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{{Year nav|311}} {{Year in various calendars|311}} {{Year article header|311}} [[File:Follis-Domitius Alexander-carthage RIC 68.jpg|thumb|[[Domitius Alexander]]]] == Events == === By place === ==== Roman Empire ==== * [[May 5]] &ndash; Emperor [[Galerius]] says there is religious freedom . He issues his [[Edict of Toleration by Galerius|Edict of Toleration]], ending [[persecution of Christians]] in the Eastern part of the [[Roman Empire]]. He dies at age 51. * [[Maximinus II (Daia)|Maximinus II]] divides the Eastern Empire. He starts to persecute [[Christian]]s again. * [[Maxentius]], Roman [[usurper]], takes the African provinces from [[Domitius Alexander]]. * Maxentius builds the [[Circus of Maxentius]] near the [[Via Appia]]. * [[December 3]] &ndash; [[Diocletian]]us dies in [[Split, Croatia]]. ==== China ==== * [[Emperor Huai of Jin|Jin Huaidi]], emperor of the [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Jin Dynasty]], is captured at [[Luoyang]]. The capital city is looted by [[Liu Cong (Han Zhao)|Liu Cong]], ruler of the [[Xiongnu]] state ([[Huns]]). === By topic === ==== Religion ==== * [[July 2]] &ndash; [[Pope Miltiades]] succeeds [[Pope Eusebius]] as the 32nd [[pope]]. * The [[Donatist]] split occurs in the African church. == Births == * == Deaths == * [[Domitius Alexander]], Roman [[usurper]] (approximate date) * [[December 3]] &ndash; [[Diocletian|Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus]], [[Roman Emperor]] * [[May 5]] &ndash; [[Galerius|Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus]], Roman emperor * [[November 25]] &ndash; [[Pope Peter of Alexandria|Saint Peter]], [[Patriarch of Alexandria]] (martyred) * [[Sima Yue]], prince and [[regent]] of the [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Jin Dynasty]] {{DEFAULTSORT:311}} [[Category:311| ]]