233

This article is about the year 233. For the number, see233 (number).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century 3rd century 4th century
Decades:	210s 220s 230s 240s 250s
Years:	230 231 232 233 234 235 236

233 in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	233 CCXXXIII
Ab urbe condita	986
Assyrian calendar	4983
Balinese saka calendar	154–155
Bengali calendar	−360
Berber calendar	1183
Buddhist calendar	777
Burmese calendar	−405
Byzantine calendar	5741–5742
Chinese calendar	Nhâm tửNiên (WaterRat) 2930 or 2723 — to — Quý sửu niên (WaterOx) 2931 or 2724
Coptic calendar	−51 – −50
Discordian calendar	1399
Ethiopian calendar	225–226
Hebrew calendar	3993–3994
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	289–290
-Shaka Samvat	154–155
-Kali Yuga	3333–3334
Holocene calendar	10233
Iranian calendar	389 BP – 388 BP
Islamic calendar	401 BH – 400 BH
Javanese calendar	111–112
Julian calendar	233 CCXXXIII
Korean calendar	2566
Minguo calendar	1679 beforeROC Dân tiền 1679 niên
Nanakshahi calendar	−1235
Seleucid era	544/545AG
Thai solar calendar	775–776
Tibetan calendar	Dương thủy thử niên (male Water-Rat) 359 or −22 or −794 — to — Âm thủy ngưu niên (female Water-Ox) 360 or −21 or −793

Alemanniexpansion (3rd century)

Year233(CCXXXIII) was acommon year starting on Tuesday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Claudius and Paternus(or, less frequently,year 986Ab urbe condita). The denomination 233 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• EmperorAlexander Severuscelebrates atriumphinRometo observe his "victory" the previous year over thePersians(in reality,Severus Alexanderadvanced towards Ctesiphon in 233, but as corroborated byHerodian,his armies suffered a humiliating defeat againstArdashir I). He is soon summoned to theRhinefrontier, where theAlamanniinvade what is now modern-daySwabia.German tribesdestroy Romanforts,and plunder the countryside at theLimes Germanicus.

Births

• Chen Shou,Chinese historian and writer of theRecords of the Three Kingdoms(d.297)

Deaths

• June 13–Cao Rui,Chinese imperial prince of theCao Weistate
• Liu Ji,Chinese official and politician of theEastern Wustate (b.185)
• Yu Fan,Chinese official and politician of the Eastern Wu state (b.164)