342
This article is about the year 342. For the number, see 342 (number).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 3rd century – 4th century – 5th century |
| Decades: | 310s 320s 330s – 340s – 350s 360s 370s |
| Years: | 339 340 341 – 342 – 343 344 345 |
| 342 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 342 CCCXLII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1095 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5092 |
| Bengali calendar | −251 |
| Berber calendar | 1292 |
| Buddhist calendar | 886 |
| Burmese calendar | −296 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5850–5851 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 3038 or 2978 — to — 壬寅年 (Water Tiger) 3039 or 2979 |
| Coptic calendar | 58–59 |
| Discordian calendar | 1508 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 334–335 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4102–4103 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 398–399 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 264–265 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3443–3444 |
| Holocene calendar | 10342 |
| Iranian calendar | 280 BP – 279 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 289 BH – 288 BH |
| Julian calendar | 342 CCCXLII |
| Korean calendar | 2675 |
| Minguo calendar | 1570 before ROC 民前1570年 |
| Seleucid era | 653/654 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 884–885 |
Year 342 (CCCXLII) was a common year starting on Friday (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 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.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- The Western Roman Emperor Constans campaigns in Britain against the Picts.
- Constans campaigns victoriously against the Franks.
- The senate abolishes gay marriage.
Europe
- A large earthquake strikes Cyprus.
Asia
- 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.
Births
- Jin Feidi, emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (d. 386)
Deaths
- July 26 – Jin Chengdi, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b. 321)
- Paul of Thebes, Christian hermit (approximate date)
References
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