Editing 302

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Year '''302''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCCII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius''' or, less frequently, '''year 1055 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''. The denomination 302 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 ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* Emperor [[Diocletian]] persecutes the [[Manichaeans]], accusing them of being a Persian [[fifth column]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Manichaean texts from the Roman Empire |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=978-0-521-56090-0 |editor-last=Gardner |editor-first=Iain |location=Cambridge, UK; New York |publication-date=June 3, 2004 |pages=116–118 |editor-last2=Lieu |editor-first2=Samuel N. C.}}</ref>
* Caesar [[Galerius]] wins his second victory over the [[Carpi (people)|Carpi]].
* An invasion of [[Gaul]] by the [[Alemanni]]c Lingones almost traps Caesar [[Constantius I]] between the enemy and the walls of a town. Constantius himself is carried onto the wall via a crane. However, within the same day, Constantius sallies forth from the walls and defeats the enemy in a major battle.

==== Persia ====
* [[Narseh]], ruler ([[List of shahanshahs of the Sasanian Empire|Shahanshah]]) of the [[Sasanian Empire|Sassanid Empire]], dies after a 9-year reign. He is succeeded by his son [[Hormizd II]].

=== By topic ===

==== Art and Science ====

* [[Iamblichus of Chalcis]] writes a treatise on [[Magic (paranormal)|magic]] and the [[occult]].

==== Religion ====

* [[Gregory the Illuminator]] is consecrated as [[Patriarch of Armenia]] by [[Leontius of Caesarea]].
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== Births ==
* [[Sun Sheng (Jin dynasty)|Sun Sheng]] (or '''Anguo'''), Chinese historian (d. [[373]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Cao Huan]], Chinese emperor of the [[Cao Wei]] state (b. [[246]])
* [[Narseh]] (or '''Narses'''), ruler of the [[Sasanian Empire|Sassanid Empire]]
* [[Sima Jiong]] (or '''Jingzhi'''), Chinese prince and [[regent]]

== References ==
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