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==== Roman Empire ====
* [[Roman usurper]] [[Proculus]] starts a rebellion at [[Lugdunum]] ([[Lyon]], [[France]]), and proclaims himself emperor.<ref name="Sellars">{{cite book |last1=Sellars |first1=Ian J. |title=The Monetary System of the Romans: A description of the Roman coinage from early times to the reform of Anastasius |date=2013 |publisher=Ian J. Sellars |page=374 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m_Y-CgAAQBAJ&dq=proculus+280&pg=PA374 |language=en}}</ref>
* Emperor [[Marcus Aurelius Probus|Probus]] drives the [[Alans]] off to [[Asia Minor]] and suppresses the revolt in [[Gaul]]; Proculus is executed.<ref name="Sellars"/>
* The [[Germanic people|Germans]] destroy the [[Roman navy|Roman fleet]] on the [[Rhine]]; [[Bonosus (emperor)|Bonosus]] is proclaimed emperor at [[Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium|Colonia Agrippina]] ([[Cologne]]). 
* Probus defeats the army under Bonosus. Bonosus sees no way out and [[hanging|hangs]] himself. His family is treated with [[honour]]s.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Vulic |first=Vladimir |date=25 December 2021 |title=Emperor Probus |url=https://roman-empire.net/decline/probus/ |access-date=11 November 2023 |website=Roman Empire}}</ref>
* [[Julius Saturninus]], governor of [[Syria]], is in [[Alexandria]], charged with the defense of the East. He is declared emperor and withdraws to [[Apamea (Syria)|Apamea]]. Probus besieges the city and puts him to death.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Balty |first=Jean |date=1988 |title=Apamea in Syria in the Second and Third Centuries AD |url=https://doi.org/10.2307/301452 |journal=Journal of Roman Studies |volume=78|pages=91–104 |doi=10.2307/301452 |jstor=301452 }}</ref>
* [[Roman Empire|Roman]] territory is under constant threat of raids from [[Franks]]. The cities in Gaul are reinforced with [[defensive wall]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hornblower |first=Simon |date=9 November 2023 |title=Ancient Rome |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/ancient-Rome/The-barbarian-invasions |access-date=11 November 2023 |website=Britannica}}</ref>