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== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* Winter/Spring: The ''Caesar'' [[Maximian]] defeats the Bagaudae rebellion in Gaul. He then defeats a Germanic invasion into Gaul, defeating an army of [[Burgundians]] and [[Alemanni]] and another army of Chaibones and [[Heruli]].
* Emperor [[Diocletian]] campaigns successfully against [[Sarmatian]] raids. The future emperor [[Constantius I|Constantius]] defeats the 'Bosporian Sarmatians'.
* [[April 1]] &ndash; Diocletian rewards Maximian by elevating him to co-emperor, giving him the title [[Augustus (title)|Augustus]]. 
* Summer: [[Carausius]], commander of the ''[[Classis Britannica]]'', is accused of [[piracy]] by Maximian and is sentenced to death. He responds by declaring himself emperor of [[Britannic Empire|Britain]] and Northwestern Gaul. His forces consist of the newly built [[Roman navy|Roman fleet]] and three [[Roman legion|legions]] in Britain. The [[Carausian Revolt]] is supported by Gaulish merchant ships and [[Franks|Frankish]] mercenaries.

==== Asia ====
* [[Tuoba Chuo]] succeeds his brother [[Tuoba Xilu]] as chieftain of the [[Tuoba|Tuoba clan]].
* [[Chaekgye of Baekje|Chaekgye]] becomes king of the Korean kingdom of [[Baekje]].<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org |access-date=20 April 2019}}</ref>
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