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331 CE

Eusebius of Caesarea writes the Onomasticon. The Fifty Bibles of Constantine are commissioned for use in Constantinople. Gregory the Illuminator withdraws to a small sanctuary in the Daranali province (Armenia).

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Gogugwon becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of Goguryeo.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Gregory the Illuminator withdraws to a small sanctuary in the Daranali province (Armenia).source

Religion & Belief

  • Eusebius of Caesarea writes the Onomasticon.source
  • Constantine I dedicates the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.source
  • The Fifty Bibles of Constantine are commissioned for use in Constantinople.source
  • Emperor Constantine the Great vigorously promotes Christianity, confiscating the property and valuables of a number of pagan temples throughout the Roman Empire.source

Culture & Society

  • Constantine I promulgates a law against divorce.source

Births

  • Yao Xiang (or Jingguo), Chinese warlord (d. 357)source
  • (or 332) Julian the Apostate, Roman emperor (d. 363)source
  • Yao Chang, Chinese emperor of the Qiang state (d. 394)source
  • Jovian, Roman consul and emperor (d. 364)source

Deaths

  • Gregory the Illuminator, official head of the Armenian Apostolic Churchsource
  • Micheon of Goguryeo, Korean ruler of Goguryeosource