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Calendar year
Year
306
(
CCCVI
) was a
common year starting on Tuesday
(link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar
. At the time, it was known as the
Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius
(or, less frequently,
year 1059
Ab urbe condita
). The denomination 306 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.
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Roman Empire
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- July 25
–
Constantius I
dies outside
Eboracum
(modern-day
York
). Constantine, aged 23 or 24, is declared emperor by his troops.
[1]
Emperor
Galerius
grants Constantine the title of
Caesar
, and elevates
Flavius Valerius Severus
to emperor in the Western part of the Roman Empire.
[2]
- Constantine institutes toleration of the
Christians
in his territories.
- Constantine establishes his capital in
Augusta Treverorum
(
Trier
). He begins a major expansion of the city, strengthening the
walls
, expanding the palace complex and building the
Imperial Baths
.
- Building on the efforts of
Diocletian
, Galerius introduces the poll tax to central and southern Italy and truncates the size of the
Praetorian Guard
, with plans to disband the Guard altogether.
- October 28
–
Maxentius
, son of former Western Emperor
Maximian
, leads a revolt by the
Praetorian Guard
and members of the
Senate
in
Rome
, and is proclaimed Emperor.
Southern Italy
supports Maxentius, as do
Africa
,
Corsica
,
Sardinia
and
Sicily
. Maxentius recalls Maximian from retirement, who joins his son in Rome.
- Winter: Constantine fights with success against the
Franks
.
- Galerius has the
Rotunda of Galerius
built in
Thessaloniki
(
Macedonia
).
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