342
Calendar year
Year 342 (CCCXLII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Claudius (or, less frequently, year 1095 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 342 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.
01Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Emperor Constans I campaigns in Britain against the Picts.
- Constans I campaigns victoriously against the Franks.
Asia
- A large earthquake strikes Cyprus.
- Goguryeo is invaded by Murong Huang of the Xianbei.
- Jin Kangdi succeeds his brother Jin Chengdi as emperor of China.
By topic
Religion
- Paul I, Patriarch of Constantinople, is deposed and replaced by Macedonius I.
- February 15 , The original Hagia Sophia is dedicated in Constantinople.
02Births
- Fei of Jin (or Sima Yi), Chinese emperor (d. 386)
03Deaths
- July 26 , Chen of Jin (or Sima Yan), Chinese emperor (b. 321)
- Barsabias, Christian abbot, missionary and martyr
- Paul of Thebes, Christian hermit (approximate date)
- Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis VI, Roman client king
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