Editing 300

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Year '''300''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCC]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Monday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1053 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 300 for this year has been used since the early Middle Ages / Medieval period, when the [[Latin]] language term / abbreviation "[[Anno Domini]]" ("In the year of Our Lord") for the [[calendar era]] became the prevalent universal / worldwide method for naming and numbering years. First beginning in [[Europe]] at the end of the [[Roman Empire]] (after the split of the [[Western Roman Empire]] and [[Byzantine Empire|Eastern Roman Empire]] (later [[Byzantine Empire]]) in the early  [[Middle Ages|Middle Ages / Medieval]] period. 

Then the [[Christianity|Christian]]-oriented dating system then spreading west across the [[Atlantic Ocean]] with the [[Western Europe]]an explorers and religious faith to the continents of the [[Americas]] of the [[Western Hemisphere]], then through the simultaneous movement of the various Christian churches, and Europeans along sea trading routes with the military / political / economic / social influences of [[Colonialism]] / [[Imperialism]] spread worldwide to [[Africa]], [[Asia]] and [[Australia]] / [[Oceania]].

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* Emperor [[Diocletian]] begins construction of a palace that will become the city of [[Split (city)|Split]] (approximate date). Diocletian, who plans on abdicating, intends to use this palace as his place of retirement.
* Caesar [[Constantius I]] wins a victory over the [[Franks]] (approximate date).

==== Asia ====
* The [[lion]] becomes extinct from [[Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)|Armenia]] (approximate date).
* The [[Yayoi period]] ends in [[Ancient Japan]] (approximate date).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.t-net.ne.jp/~keally/yayoi.html |title=Yayoi Culture |first=Charles T. |last=Keally |date=2006-06-03 |work=Japanese Archaeology |publisher=Charles T. Keally |access-date=May 10, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Wootz steel]] is developed in [[India]] (approximate date).
* The ''[[Kama Sutra]]'', an Indian handbook on the art of [[Human sexual activity|sexual love]], is probably produced around this time by the sage [[Vatsyayana]].
* [[Micheon of Goguryeo|Micheon]] becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of [[Goguryeo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=metmuseum.org |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>

==== Africa ====
* The [[elephant]] becomes extinct in [[North Africa]] (approximate date).
* The [[Atlas wild ass]] becomes extinct (approximate date).

==== Mesoamerica ====
* The [[Mesoamerica#Preclassic/Formative|Formative/Preclassic period]] in [[Mesoamerica]] comes to an end approximately around this year.
* The [[Mayan civilization]] reaches its most prolific period, the classic period, in what is now [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]] and parts of southern [[Mexico]] adjacent to the former two. During most of this period, [[Tikal]] dominates the Mayan world.

=== By topic ===

==== Art and Science ====
* The magnetic [[compass]] for [[navigation]] is invented in [[China]] (approximate date).
* The [[Panchatantra]], a [[Sanskrit]] collection of fables and fairy tales, is written in [[India]].
* The [[St Mark's Basilica#The Tetrarchs|Tetrarchs]] are probably made in [[Egypt (Roman province)|Egypt]]. After [[330]] they are moved to [[Constantinople]] and in [[1204]] they are installed at the corner of the facade of the [[St Mark's Basilica#The Tetrarchs|St Mark's Basilica]], [[Venice]] (approximate date).
* [[Diocletian's Palace]], [[Split (city)|Split]], [[Croatia]], is built. Its model is nowadays kept at the [[Museo della Civilta Romana]], [[Rome]].

==== Religion ====
* [[Pope Peter I of Alexandria|Peter of Alexandria]] becomes [[Patriarch of Alexandria]].
* Possible date of the [[Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209]] and [[Codex Sinaiticus]], manuscripts of the Bible written in [[Koine Greek|Greek]].
* [[Tiridates III of Armenia|Tiridates III]] makes his [[Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)|kingdom of Armenia]] the first state to adopt [[Christianity]] as its official religion.
* Approximate date of the [[Synod of Elvira]] in [[Granada|Elvira]], [[Hispania|Spain]], which prohibits interaction with [[Jews]], [[Paganism|pagans]], and [[heretic]]s.
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== Births ==
* [[Aemilia Hilaria]], Gallo-Roman physician (approximate date)
* [[Flavius Hermogenes]], Roman prefect and politician (d. [[361]])
* [[Saint Frumentius|Frumentius]], Syrian missionary and bishop (approximate date)
* [[Hilary of Poitiers]], Gallo-Roman bishop (approximate date)
* [[Li Shou]], Chinese emperor of the [[Cheng Han|Cheng Han Dynasty]] (d. [[343]])
* [[Macarius of Egypt]], Coptic Christian monk and hermit (d. [[391]])
* [[Emperor Min of Jin|Min of Jin]], Chinese emperor of the [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Jin Dynasty]] (d. [[318]])
* [[Zeno of Verona]], Christian bishop and martyr (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[Jia Mi]], Chinese general, official and politician
* [[Empress Jia Nanfeng|Jia Nanfeng]], Chinese empress of the Jin Dynasty (b. [[257]])
* [[Liu Ling (poet)|Liu Ling]], Chinese scholar and poet (b. [[221]])
* [[Lüzhu]], Chinese dancer, singer and music teacher
* [[Pan Yue (poet)|Pan Yue]], Chinese poet and writer (b. [[247]])
* [[Pei Wei (Jin dynasty)|Pei Wei]], Chinese philosopher and politician (b. [[267]])
* [[Shi Chong]], Chinese politician and statesman (b. [[249]])
* [[Sima Yu]], Chinese prince of the Jin Dynasty (b. [[278]])
* [[Sporus of Nicaea]], Greek mathematician (approximate date)
* [[Zhang Hua]], Chinese official, scholar and poet (b. [[232]])

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