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Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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280 by topic |
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Leaders |
Categories |
Gregorian calendar | 280 CCLXXX |
Ab urbe condita | 1033 |
Assyrian calendar | 5030 |
Balinese saka calendar | 201–202 |
Bengali calendar | −313 |
Berber calendar | 1230 |
Buddhist calendar | 824 |
Burmese calendar | −358 |
Byzantine calendar | 5788–5789 |
Chinese calendar | Kỷ hợiNiên (EarthPig) 2977 or 2770 — to — Canh tử niên (MetalRat) 2978 or 2771 |
Coptic calendar | −4 – −3 |
Discordian calendar | 1446 |
Ethiopian calendar | 272–273 |
Hebrew calendar | 4040–4041 |
Hindu calendars | |
-Vikram Samvat | 336–337 |
-Shaka Samvat | 201–202 |
-Kali Yuga | 3380–3381 |
Holocene calendar | 10280 |
Iranian calendar | 342 BP – 341 BP |
Islamic calendar | 353 BH – 352 BH |
Javanese calendar | 159–160 |
Julian calendar | 280 CCLXXX |
Korean calendar | 2613 |
Minguo calendar | 1632 beforeROC Dân tiền 1632 niên |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1188 |
Seleucid era | 591/592AG |
Thai solar calendar | 822–823 |
Tibetan calendar | Âm thổ trư niên (female Earth-Pig) 406 or 25 or −747 — to — Dương kim thử niên (male Iron-Rat) 407 or 26 or −746 |
Year280(CCLXXX) was aleap year starting on Thursday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Messalla and Gratus(or, less frequently,year 1033Ab urbe condita). The denomination 280 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
[edit]By place
[edit]Roman Empire
[edit]- Roman usurperProculusstarts a rebellion atLugdunum(Lyon,France), and proclaims himself emperor.[1]
- EmperorProbusdrives theAlansoff toAsia Minorand suppresses the revolt inGaul;Proculus is executed.[1]
- TheGermansdestroy theRoman fleeton theRhine;Bonosusis proclaimed emperor atColonia Agrippina(Cologne).
- Probus defeats the army under Bonosus. Bonosus sees no way out andhangshimself. His family is treated withhonours.[2]
- Julius Saturninus,governor ofSyria,is inAlexandria,charged with the defense of the East. He is declared emperor and withdraws toApamea.Probus besieges the city and puts him to death.[3]
- Romanterritory is under constant threat of raids fromFranks.The cities in Gaul are reinforced withdefensive walls.[4]
Europe
[edit]- TheThuringii,aGermanic tribe,appears in theHarz Mountains(Thuringia) of centralGermania.
China
[edit]- Emperor Wuof theJin dynastycompletes the unification of China, which was previously divided between three contending powers during theThree Kingdomsperiod. The Jin dynasty's capital ofLuoyangbecomes a thriving centre of commerce as foreign diplomats and traders travel there.[5]
Persia
[edit]- KingBahram IIof theSassanid Empire(Persia) sends envoys to seek peaceful relations withRome.
India
[edit]- TheGupta Empire(India) is founded (approximate date).
Births
[edit]- Saint George,Roman soldier andChristianmartyr(approximate date)
- Yao Yizhong,Chinese general and warlord (d.352)
Deaths
[edit]- Bonosus,Roman general andusurper[2]
- Cen Hun,Chinese official and politician
- Julius Saturninus,Roman usurper
- Kang Senghui,Chinese monk and translator
- Lu Jing,Chinese general and writer (b.250)
- Maharaja Sri-Guptaof theGupta Empire
- Yu Zhong(orShifang), Chinese general
- Zhang Ti(orJuxian), Chinese chancellor
References
[edit]- ^abSellars, Ian J. (2013).The Monetary System of the Romans: A description of the Roman coinage from early times to the reform of Anastasius.Ian J. Sellars. p. 374.
- ^abVulic, Vladimir (December 25, 2021)."Emperor Probus".Roman Empire.RetrievedNovember 11,2023.
- ^Balty, Jean (1988)."Apamea in Syria in the Second and Third Centuries AD".Journal of Roman Studies.78:91–104.doi:10.2307/301452.JSTOR301452.
- ^Hornblower, Simon (November 9, 2023)."Ancient Rome".Britannica.RetrievedNovember 11,2023.
- ^Lotha, Gloria (August 9, 2020)."Wudi".Britannica.RetrievedNovember 11,2023.