Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
April 30
April 30 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 3 verified records spanning AD 311 to AD 426. Together, the entries below connect this calendar date with different moments in the ancient Greek world through historical and documentary evidence.
Across the centuries
On This Day
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AD 311
Event That Shaped History
Galerius issues the Edict of Toleration
On April 30, 311, Galerius’s toleration edict was published at Nicomedia, allowing Christians again to exist and assemble under stated conditions.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Lactantius, De Mortibus Persecutorum 34-35
Modern scholarship
- Audited catalogue, edition or scholarly source linked in public_source_links
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AD 313
Event That Shaped History
Licinius Defeats Maximinus Daia at Tzirallum
On April 30, 313, Licinius defeated Maximinus Daia in Thrace.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Eusebius chronology
Modern scholarship
- Audited catalogue, edition or scholarly source linked in public_source_links
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AD 426
Life on This Day
A Surety Agreement Guarantees Aurelius Sotas’s Appearance
A surety agreement guaranteed that Aurelius Sotas would be produced before the authorities.
Sources
Primary evidence
- BGU III 936
Modern scholarship
- Audited catalogue, edition or scholarly source linked in public_source_links
Public links