300

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

*Franks penetrate into northern Belgium (approximate date).
*Split is built in Dalmatia.
*Diocletian's wall is built in Palmyra.
*Romano-Celtic temple-mausoleum complex is constructed in Lullingstone, and also in Anderida (approximate date).

Africa

*Elephants became extinct from North Africa by this date.
*The Algerian Wild Ass became extinct around this date.

Europe

*Extinction of the lion from Armenia.

The Americas

*Maya civilization established in what is now Belize.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

*Magnetic compass for navigation is invented in China (approximate date).
*A Sanskrit collection of fables and fairy tales, the Panchatantra is written in India.
*Wootz steel is produced in India (approximate date).

Religion

*Peter of Alexandria becomes Patriarch of Alexandria.
*Possible date of the Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus, manuscripts of the Bible written in Greek.
*Tridates III makes his kingdom of Armenia the first state to adopt Christianity as its official religion.

Births

*Asanga, founder of the Yogacara of Mahayana Buddhism (approximate date).
*Hilary of Poitiers (approximate date)

Deaths

*December 28 - Theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria
*Sporus of Nicaea, Greek mathematician and astronomer (approximate date)

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