Editing 280

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Year '''280''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCLXXX]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Messalla and Gratus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1033 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 280 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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

==== Europe ====
* The [[Thuringii]], a [[Germanic people|Germanic tribe]], appears in the [[Harz|Harz Mountains]] ([[Thuringia]]) of central [[Germania]].

==== China ====
* [[Emperor Wu of Jin|Emperor Wu]] of the [[Jin dynasty (265–420)|Jin dynasty]] completes the unification of China, which was previously divided between three contending powers during the [[Three Kingdoms]] period. The Jin dynasty's capital of [[Luoyang]] becomes a thriving centre of commerce as foreign diplomats and traders travel there.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lotha |first=Gloria |date=9 August 2020 |title=Wudi |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wudi-emperor-of-Jin-dynasty |access-date=11 November 2023 |website=Britannica}}</ref>

==== Persia ====
* King [[Bahram II]] of the [[Sassanid Empire]] ([[Iran|Persia]]) sends envoys to seek peaceful relations with [[Ancient Rome|Rome]].

==== India ====
* The [[Gupta Empire]] ([[India]]) is founded (approximate date).
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== Births ==
* [[Saint George]], Roman soldier and [[Christianity|Christian]] [[martyr]] (approximate date)
* [[Yao Yizhong]], Chinese general and warlord (d. [[352]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Bonosus (usurper)|Bonosus]], Roman general and [[usurper]]<ref name=":1" />
* [[Cen Hun]], Chinese official and politician
* [[Julius Saturninus]], Roman usurper
* [[Kang Senghui]], Chinese monk and translator
* [[Lu Jing]], Chinese general and writer (b. [[250]])
* [[Maharaja Sri-Gupta]] of the [[Gupta Empire]]
* [[Yu Zhong (Three Kingdoms)|Yu Zhong]] (or '''Shifang'''), Chinese general
* [[Zhang Ti]] (or '''Juxian'''), Chinese chancellor

== References ==
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