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Year '''314''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCCXIV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Rufius and Annianus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1067 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 314 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 ====
* A large [[Picts|Pictish]] raid southwards in [[Roman Britain]] is attempted.

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[January 10]] &ndash; [[Pope Miltiades]]' reign ends.
* [[January 31]] &ndash; [[Pope Sylvester I]] succeeds [[Pope Miltiades]] as the 33rd [[pope]].
* [[August 30]] &ndash; [[Council of Arles (314)|Council of Arles]]: Confirms the pronouncement of [[Donatism]] as a [[schism (religion)|schism]], and passes other [[canon law|canon]]s.<ref name=Chambers>"Arles, Synod of" in ''[[Chambers's Encyclopædia]]''. London: [[George Newnes Ltd|George Newnes]], 1961, Vol. 1, p. 597.</ref>
* [[Synod of Ancyra]]: Consulting a [[magic (paranormal)|magician]] is declared a [[sin]] earning five years of penance.<ref name="beyond">{{cite book |isbn=978-1578840373 |page=65|title=Beyond the Crusades: Christianity's Lies, Laws, and Legacy|last1=Paulkovich|first1=Michael|date=December 2016}}</ref>
* [[Alexander of Constantinople|Alexander]] becomes [[List of Patriarchs of Constantinople|Bishop of Byzantium]].
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== Births ==
* [[Libanius]], Greek rhetorician and sophist (approximate date)
* [[Li Qi (emperor)|Li Qi]],<ref name=ZZTJ96>''[[Zizhi Tongjian]]'', [[:zh:s:資治通鑑/卷096|vol. 96]].</ref> Chinese emperor of the [[Cheng Han|Cheng Han Dynasty]] (d. [[338]]) 
* [[Zhi Dun]], Chinese [[Bhikkhu|Buddhist monk]] and philosopher (d. [[366]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 10]] &ndash; [[Pope Miltiades|Miltiades]] (or '''Melchiades'''), bishop of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] 
* [[Liu E (Han Zhao)|Liu E]] (or '''Lihua'''), Chinese empress of the [[Xiongnu]] state
* [[Wang Jun (Pengzu)|Wang Jun]] (or '''Pengzu'''), Chinese general and warlord (b. [[252]])
* [[Zhang Gui]], Chinese governor and duke of [[Former Liang|Xiping]] (b. [[255]])

== References ==
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