341

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Emperor Constans I (c. 320–350)

Year 341 (CCCXLI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marcellinus and Probinus (or, less frequently, year 1094 ab Urbe condita). The denomination 341 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 or dates.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Emperor Constans I bans pagan sacrifices and magic rituals, under penalty of death.<ref name=":0">Hunt, David (1998). "The successors of Constantine". In Averil Cameron & Peter Garnsey (eds.). The Cambridge Ancient History XIII: The Late Empire, A.D. 337–425. Cambridge University Press. pp. 6–7. Template:ISBN</ref>
• Constans I begins a successful campaign against the Franks.<ref name=":0" />

India

• Samudragupta of the Gupta Empire, during a decade, extends his kingdom and his influence.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite book</ref> A pillar found at Allahabad sings his praises.<ref name=":1" />

By topic

Religion

• The Council of Encaenia is held in Antioch.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Paul I is restored as Patriarch of Constantinople.<ref>Butler, Alban. The Lives of the Saints, Vol. VI, (1886)</ref>
• Thousands of Christians are executed at Seleucia in Mesopotamia.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Coptic Christianity is introduced into Ethiopia by the Syrian apostle Frumentius. He and his colleague Aedesius ware captured by Ethiopians a year or two ago, and have become civil servants at the Aksumite court of King Ezana. Ezana is impressed with Frumentius' teachings and converts to Christianity.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name=":2">Template:Cite journal</ref> Frumentius becomes the first Bishop of Axum and encourages the Christian merchants present in the country to practise their faith openly.<ref name=":2" /><ref>Adejumobi, Saheed A. (2007). The history of Ethiopia. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press. p. 171. Template:ISBN</ref>

Births

• Ai of Jin (or Qianling), Chinese emperor (d. 365)<ref>Fang Xuanling inter al., eds. 晉書 (Book of Jin), 648. Beijing: Zhonghua Publishing, 1974. 10 vols.</ref>

Deaths

• Asterius of Cappadocia, Christian theologian and writer<ref>Template:EB1911</ref>
• Du Lingyang (or Du Ling), Chinese empress (b. 321)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Eusebius of Nicomedia, archbishop of Constantinople<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Ge Hong (or Ko Hung), Chinese taoist (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Paul of Thebes, Christian hermit (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Potamon of Heraclea, Christian bishop and martyr<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>