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Year '''344''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCCXLIV]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Sunday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Leontius and Bonosus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1097 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 344 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 ====
* The Eastern Roman Emperor [[Constantius II]] campaigns in eastern [[Mesopotamia (Roman province)|Mesopotamia]], against the Sassanid Persians.
* [[Battle of Singara]]: The [[Late Roman army|Roman army]] under Constantius wins a close victory, at the strongly fortified city of [[Singara]] ([[Mesopotamia]]). His enemy, King [[Shapur II]], is forced to lift the siege, and withdraw the Persian army. 
* Shapur II, for the second time, besieges the Roman fortress of [[Nusaybin|Nisibis]] in eastern [[Mesopotamia (Roman province)|Mesopotamia]], but is repulsed by forces under General Lucilianus.

==== Asia ====
* [[Emperor Mu of Jin|Jin Mudi]], age 1, succeeds his father [[Emperor Kang of Jin|Jin Kangdi]] as emperor of [[China]]. His mother, [[Empress Dowager]] Chu, becomes the ruling authority at court, and serves as [[regent]].
* [[Gye of Baekje|Gye]] becomes king of the Korean kingdom of [[Baekje]].<ref name=met>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org |access-date=20 April 2019}}</ref>

=== By topic ===
==== Art ====
* The making of a detail of ''Admonitions of the Imperial Instructress to Court Ladies'' (attributed to [[Gu Kaizhi]] and being from the [[Six Dynasties]] period) begins (approximate year) and is completed in [[406]]. It is now kept at the [[British Museum]], [[London]].

==== Religion ====
* Bishop [[Eustorgius I]] brings relics of the [[Biblical Magi|Three Magi]] from [[Constantinople]] to [[Milan]], according to a [[12th century]] legend.  
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== Births ==
* [[Gu Kaizhi]], Chinese painter (approximate date)
* [[Kumārajīva]], [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[monk]] and [[translation|translator]] (d. [[413]]) 
* [[Mary of Egypt]], [[patron Saint]] (approximate date)
* [[Wang Xianzhi (calligrapher)|Wang Xianzhi]], Chinese [[Chinese calligraphy|calligrapher]] (d. [[386]])
* [[Zhang Yaoling]], ruler of [[Former Liang]] (d. [[355]])

== Deaths ==
* [[April 14]]
** [[Chusdazat]], Syrian [[Orthodox priest]], martyr and saint
** [[Pusai]], Syrian [[Orthodox priest]], martyr and saint
* [[August 20]] &ndash; [[Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai]], [[bishop]] and [[martyr]]
* [[November 17]] &ndash; [[Emperor Kang of Jin|Jin Kangdi]], emperor of the [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Jin Dynasty]] (b. [[322]])

=== Date unknown ===
* [[Biryu of Baekje]], king of [[Baekje]] ([[Three Kingdoms of Korea]])<ref name=met />

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