Year 342 (CCCXLII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Claudius (or, less frequently, year 1095 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 342 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.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | |
| Decades: | |
| Years: |
| Gregorian calendar | 342 CCCXLII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1095 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5092 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 263–264 |
| Bengali calendar | −251 |
| Berber calendar | 1292 |
| Buddhist calendar | 886 |
| Burmese calendar | −296 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5850–5851 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 3039 or 2832 — to — 壬寅年 (Water Tiger) 3040 or 2833 |
| Coptic calendar | 58–59 |
| Discordian calendar | 1508 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 334–335 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4102–4103 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 398–399 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 263–264 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3442–3443 |
| Holocene calendar | 10342 |
| Iranian calendar | 280 BP – 279 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 289 BH – 288 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 223–224 |
| Julian calendar | 342 CCCXLII |
| Korean calendar | 2675 |
| Minguo calendar | 1570 before ROC 民前1570年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1126 |
| Seleucid era | 653/654 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 884–885 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) 468 or 87 or −685 — to — 阳水虎年 (male Water-Tiger) 469 or 88 or −684 |
Events
editBy place
editRoman Empire
edit- Emperor Constans I campaigns in Britain against the Picts.
- Constans campaigns victoriously against the Franks.
- The Senate abolishes gay marriage.
Asia
edit- A large earthquake strikes Cyprus.
- Goguryeo is invaded by Murong Huang of the Xianbei.
- Jin Kangdi succeeds his brother Jin Chengdi as emperor of China.
By topic
editReligion
edit- Paul I, Patriarch of Constantinople, is deposed and replaced by Macedonius I.
- February 15 – The original Hagia Sophia is dedicated in Constantinople.
Births
edit- Fei of Jin (or Sima Yi), Chinese emperor (d. 386)
Deaths
edit- July 26 – Chen of Jin (or Sima Yan), Chinese emperor (b. 321)
- Barsabias, Christian abbot, missionary and martyr
- Paul of Thebes, Christian hermit (approximate date)
- Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis VI, Roman client king