339

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	3rd century – 4th century – 5th century
Decades:	300s  310s  320s  – 330s –  340s  350s  360s
Years:	336 337 338 – 339 – 340 341 342

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339 (CCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 339th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 339th year of the 1st millennium, the 39th year of the 4th century, and the 10th and last year of the 330s decade. As of the start of 339, the Gregorian calendar was 1 day ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Roman Empire

• Emperor Constantius II goes to his territory in the East. Persia under king Shapur II is attacking Mesopotamia. For the next 11 years the two powers battle with no real winner.

Religion

• Pope Julius I gives refuge at Rome to Athanasius.
• Eusebius of Nicomedia is made bishop of Constantinople. Another Arian becomes bishop of Alexandria.

Births

• Aurelius Ambrosius, bishop of Milan (approximate date)
• He Fani, empress of the Jin Dynasty (d. 404)
• Shi Shi, emperor of the Jie state Later Zhao (d. 349)

Deaths

• Abaye, Babylonian amora
• Eusebius of Caesarea, bishop and first church historian (approximate date)
• Shemon Bar Sabbae, bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon
• Wang Dao, statesman of the Jin Dynasty (b. 276)