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305 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar 305
CCCV
Ab urbe condita 1058
Assyrian calendar 5055
Balinese saka calendar 226–227
Bengali calendar −288
Berber calendar 1255
Buddhist calendar 849
Burmese calendar −333
Byzantine calendar 5813–5814
Chinese calendar 甲子年 (Wood  Rat)
3002 or 2795
     to 
乙丑年 (Wood  Ox)
3003 or 2796
Coptic calendar 21–22
Discordian calendar 1471
Ethiopian calendar 297–298
Hebrew calendar 4065–4066
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 361–362
 - Shaka Samvat 226–227
 - Kali Yuga 3405–3406
Holocene calendar 10305
Iranian calendar 317 BP – 316 BP
Islamic calendar 327 BH – 326 BH
Javanese calendar 185–186
Julian calendar 305
CCCV
Korean calendar 2638
Minguo calendar 1607 before ROC
民前1607年
Nanakshahi calendar −1163
Seleucid era 616/617 AG
Thai solar calendar 847–848
Tibetan calendar 阳木鼠年
(male Wood-Rat)
431 or 50 or −722
     to 
阴木牛年
(female Wood-Ox)
432 or 51 or −721

Year 305 ( CCCV ) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius (or, less frequently, year 1058 Ab urbe condita ). The denomination 305 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.

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The 300s decade ran from January 1, 300, to December 31, 309.

The 310s decade ran from January 1, 310, to December 31, 319.

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The 290s decade ran from January 1, 290, to December 31, 299.

The 280's decade ran from January 1, 280, to December 31, 289.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">306</span> Calendar year

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">307</span> Calendar year

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">AD 311</span> Calendar year

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">320</span> Calendar year

Year 320 (CCCXX) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">316</span> Calendar year

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Constantius Chlorus</span> Roman emperor from 305 to 306

Flavius Valerius Constantius, also called Constantius I, was a Roman emperor from 305 to 306. He was one of the four original members of the Tetrarchy established by Diocletian, first serving as caesar from 293 to 305 and then ruling as augustus until his death. Constantius was also father of Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of Rome. The nickname "Chlorus" was first popularized by Byzantine-era historians and not used during the emperor's lifetime.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Galerius</span> Roman emperor from 305 to 311

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maxentius</span> Roman emperor from 306 to 312

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diocletianic Persecution</span> Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire (303–313)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Civil wars of the Tetrarchy</span> 306–324 wars between Roman co-emperors

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References

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