280
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- This article is about the year 280. For other uses, see 280 (number).
| Centuries: | 2nd century · 3rd century · 4th century |
| Decades: | 250s 260s 270s 280s 290s 300s 310s |
| Years: | 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 |
| 280 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 280 CCLXXX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1033 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Chinese calendar | 2916/2976-11-12 (己亥年十一月十二日) — to —
2917/2977-11-23(庚子年十一月廿三日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 272 – 273 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4040 – 4041 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 335 – 336 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 202 – 203 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3381 – 3382 |
| Iranian calendar | 342 BP – 341 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 353 BH – 352 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 940 (皇紀940年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 10280 |
| Thai solar calendar | 823 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By Place
[edit] Roman Empire
- Emperor Probus suppresses the revolt of the usurper Proculus.
- Probus chases the Alani off to Asia Minor.
- The commander of the Roman fleet on the Rhine, Bonosus, is proclaimed emperor. Beaten by Probus' troops, Bonosos is hung.
- In Alexandria, Julius Saturninus, who is in charge of the defense of the East is declared emperor. He withdraws to Apamea, is besieged and put at death.
- Owing to the constant threat of invasion, the cities in Gaul construct or reinforce their defensive walls.
[edit] Europe
- The Germanic tribe the Thuringii appears.
[edit] Asia
- The Kingdom of Wu was dissolved by Jin, finally ending the Three Kingdoms period of China.
[edit] By Topic
[edit] Arts and Sciences
- The Greek mathematician Pappus demonstrates geometrically the property of the centre of gravity.
[edit] Births
- Saint George, soldier of the Roman Empire and later Christian martyr (or 275, approximate date).
