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The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ends.
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AD 311
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Year 311 (CCCXI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerius and Maximinus. The denomination 311 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Diocletianic Persecution
Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire (303–313)
The Diocletianic or Great Persecution was the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. In 303, the emperors Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, and Constantius issued a series of edicts rescinding Christians' legal rights and demanding that they comply…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Roman imperial state and civilization from 27 BC to 476/1453 AD
The Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean and much of Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. The Romans conquered most of this during the Republic, and it was ruled by emperors following Octavian's assumption of effective sole rule in 27 BC. The western empire collapsed in 476…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
April 30
Day of the year
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