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- Events By place Roman Empire By topic Religion
- Births
- Deaths Date Unknown
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{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2011}}{{Year dab|315}}{{refimprove|date=November 2017}}{{Year nav|315}}{{M1 year in topic}}Year 315 (CCCXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantinus and Licinianus (or, less frequently, year 1068 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 315 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire - Constantine the Great and co-emperor Licinius battle the Sarmates, the Goths and the Carpians along the Danube. Constantine leads a punitive expedition into Dacia and reestablished the Roman fortifications of the frontier.
- July 25 – The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum at Rome to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge. As part of the ceremony Constantine is expected to make a sacrifice to Rome's traditional gods, but he refuses to do so.
- Constantine I dedicates the Basilica of Maxentius and installs a large statue of himself inside it.
- Crucifixion is abolished as punishment in the Roman Empire.
- A program of assistance to the poor is established in the Roman Empire.
- Immense baths are constructed in Augusta Treverorum (modern Trier).
By topic Religion - Eusebius becomes bishop of Caesarea (approximate date).
- The lamb becomes the symbol of Jesus in Christian art.
Births - Flavius Hannibalianus, king of Armenia and Pontus (d. 337)
- Hilary of Poitiers, bishop and Doctor of the Church (d. c. 367)[1]
- Himerius, Greek sophist and rhetorician (d. 386)
- Vettius Agorius Praetextatus, Roman politician (d. 384)
Deaths - January 29 – Saint Valerius, bishop of Zaragoza (martyred)
- September 14 – Saint Maternus of Cologne (b. 285)
Date Unknown Galeria Valeria, Empress consort of Roman Empire Liu Cong, Empress consort of China Prisca, Empress consort of Roman Empire References 1. ^{{cite web|title=Saint Hilary of Poitiers - bishop of Poitiers|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Hilary-of-Poitiers|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|accessdate=7 November 2017|language=en}}
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