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Contents

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

Europe

Asia

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

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 to death.

★ Owing to the constant threat of invasion, the cities in Gaul construct or reinforce their defensive walls.

Europe

★ The Germanic tribe the Thuringii appears.

Asia

★ The Kingdom of Wu was dissolved by Jin, finally ending the Three Kingdoms period of China.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

★ The Greek mathematician Pappus demonstrates geometrically the property of the center of gravity.

Births

★ Saint George, soldier of the Roman Empire and later Christian martyr (or 275, approximate date)

Deaths

★ Maharaja Sri-Gupta of the Gupta dynasty

★ Proclus, Roman usurper

★ Cen Hun, minister under the Kingdom of Wu

★ Kang Senghui

★ Zhang Ti