End of the Diocletianic Persecution

Date: April 30, 311 • Location: Rome, Italy

The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians officially ended in the eastern Roman Empire.

Year 311 (CCCXI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerius and Maximinus. The denomination 311 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.