327 Explained

Year 327 (CCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (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 Maximus (or, less frequently, year 1080 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 327 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.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Emperor Constantine the Great decrees that rural slaves can only be sold in the province where they reside, in order to resolve the shortage of labour in the Roman Empire.^[1]

By topic

Religion

• Construction begins on the Great Church of Antioch, which was completed in 341.^[2]
• Approximate traditional date  - Helena, mother of Constantine, returning from her pilgrimage to the Holy Land, founds Stavrovouni Monastery on Cyprus.^[3]

Births

• Urban of Langres, French bishop and saint
• Zhang Chonghua, Chinese ruler of Han-Zhao (d. 353)

Deaths

• June 3  - Awtel, Eastern Christian monk and saint
• Cleopatra, Christian martyr and saint (or 319)
• Jonas and Barachisius, Persian martyrs
• Melitius of Lycopolis, Christian bishop

Notes and References

1. Book: Westermann, William Linn . The Slave Systems of Greek and Roman Antiquity . American Philosophical Society . 1955 . 978-0-87169-040-1 . 133 . en . William Linn Westermann.
2. Book: Kayaalp, Elif Keser . Church Architecture of Late Antique Northern Mesopotamia . 2021 . . 978-0-19-886493-6 . 84 . en.
3. Book: Giles, H. Preston . A Guide to the Island of Cyprus . Maiden . A. R. . Cyprus Publications . 1931 . 57 . en.