319 Explained

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

• Constantine prohibits the separation of the families of slaves during a change in ownership.

Asia

• Chandragupta I succeeds his father Ghatotkacha as ruler of the Gupta Empire.

Georgia

• Christianity is introduced in Colchis, present-day Georgia.

By Topic

Religion

• Arius travels to Nicomedia at the invitation of Eusebius, after having been accused of heresy and condemned by Alexander, the Patriarch of Alexandria. This gives rise to the Arian Controversy.

Births

• Saint Bassiano, first Bishop of Lodi, Italy
• Murong Jun

Deaths

• Ghatotkacha, ruler of the Gupta Empire