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Year '''317''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCCXVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Gallicanus and Bassus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1070 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 317 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 ====
* [[March 1]] &ndash; Emperor [[Constantine the Great]] and co-emperor [[Licinius]] elevate their sons [[Crispus]], [[Constantine II (emperor)|Constantine II]] and [[Licinius II]] to ''[[Caesar (title)|Caesars]]''. After this arrangement Constantine rules the dioceses [[Pannonia]] and [[Diocese of Macedonia|Macedonia]], and establishes his residence at [[Sirmium]], from where he prepares a campaign against the [[Goths]] and Sarmatians.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pohlsander |first=Hans A. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56907218 |title=The Emperor Constantine |date=2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=0-203-62258-8 |edition=2nd |location=New York |pages=38–39 |oclc=56907218}}</ref>
* Licinius recognizes Constantine I as senior emperor and executes [[Valerius Valens]].

==== Asia ====
* [[Sixteen Kingdoms]]: [[Emperor Yuan of Jin|Jingwen]] (later '''Yuan of Jin''') flees with remnants of the Jin court and noble families to the south. He succeeds Emperor [[Emperor Min of Jin|Min of Jin]] as first ruler of the [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Eastern Jin Dynasty]] and decides to make [[Jiankang]] (modern [[Nanjing]]) his new capital.
* The earliest historically verified reference to [[History of tea|tea]] is recorded, although the Chinese have been drinking the [[drink|beverage]] for centuries. 
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== Births ==
* [[August 7]] &ndash; [[Constantius II]], Roman emperor (d. [[361]])
* [[Fú Jiàn]], Chinese emperor of the [[Former Qin]] (d. [[355]])
* [[Junius Bassus Theotecnius]], Roman politician (d. [[359]])
* [[Themistius]], Byzantine statesman and philosopher

== Deaths ==
* [[Valerius Valens]], Roman emperor

== References ==
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