339

year

Year 339 (CCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.

Millennium:1st millennium
Centuries:3rd century4th century5th century
Decades: 300s  310s  320s  – 330s –  340s  350s  360s
Years:336 337 338 – 339 – 340 341 342

Events

By place

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.

By topic

Religion

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)