318 CE
Gregory the Illuminator appoints his son Aristax as successor in the patriarchate of Armenia. Liu Yao becomes the new emperor of Han-Zhao and moves his capital to Chang'an. Emperor Constantine the Great gives the ancient Roman town Drepana (Asia Minor) the name Helenopolis, after his mother Helena, and builds a church in honour of the martyr St. Lucian.
Geopolitics & Diplomacy
- Liu Yao becomes the new emperor of Han-Zhao and moves his capital to Chang'an.source
Conflict & Security
- The Eastern Jin dynasty loses its territories to the north of the Yangtze River, to the benefit of the Xiongnu and the Xianbei. The Former Zhao state is proclaimed; Liu Can and the state ruling family at Pingyang is executed in a coup d'état by Jin Zhun, who is in turn overthrown by Shi Le and Liu Yao.source
Religion & Belief
- Gregory the Illuminator appoints his son Aristax as successor in the patriarchate of Armenia.source
- Constantine the Great is given the title Brittanicus Maximus, for successful engagements in Britain.source
- Emperor Constantine the Great gives the ancient Roman town Drepana (Asia Minor) the name Helenopolis, after his mother Helena, and builds a church in honour of the martyr St. Lucian.source
Births
- Liu, Chinese empress and wife of Shi Hu (d. 349)source
Deaths
- February 7 – Min of Jin, Chinese emperor (b. 300)source
- August 31 – Liu Cong, Chinese emperorsource
- Fan Changsheng, Chinese religious leadersource
- Theodota of Philippi, Greek harlot and martyrsource
- Liu Can (or Shiguang), Chinese emperorsource
- Liu Kun, Chinese general and poet (b. 270)source
- Jin Zhun, Chinese official and chancellorsource