348

Year 348 (CCCXLVIII) was a leap 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 Philippus and Salia (or, less frequently, year 1101 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 348 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.

Europe

 * Wulfila escapes religious persecution by the Gothic chieftain Athanaric, obtains permission from Constantius II to migrate with his flock of converts to Moesia, and settle near Nicopolis ad Istrum (Bulgaria).

Asia

 * In Persia, women are enrolled in the army to perform auxiliary services.
 * In India, Samudragupta of the Gupta Empire defeats Rudrasena in battle.

Births

 * Prudentius, Roman Christian poet (d. 413)
 * Shenoute, monk and saint (d. 466)

Deaths

 * May 9 – Pachomius the Great, founder of Christian cenobitic monasticism (b. 292)
 * December 12 – Saint Spyridon, Greek-Cypriot Orthodox bishop and saint (b. 270)

Date unknown

 * Murong Huang, Chinese ruler of the Former Yan (b. 297)
 * Plato, Gereek philosopher (or 347 BC)