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Year '''290''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCXC]]''') was a [[common year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]], it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Valerius and Valerius''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1043 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 290 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 ====
* Emperor [[Diocletian]] campaigns with success against Arabic enemies.
* Following his victory over Emperor [[Maximian]]'s fleet, the usurper [[Carausius]] invades the European mainland and re-establishes his military and administrative presence in northern Gaul. 

==== Asia ====
* [[May 16]] &ndash; Emperor [[Emperor Wu of Jin|Wu of Jin]], founder of the [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Western Jin Dynasty]], dies after a 25-year reign. He reunified north and south, but gave away many [[Duchy|dukedoms]] to his kinsmen. Crown Prince [[Emperor Hui of Jin|Sima Zhong]] succeeds his father, and has to deal with conflicts among the [[Aristocracy (class)|aristocratic]] families in [[China]].
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== Births ==
* [[Abramios the Recluse]], Christian [[hermit]] and ascetic (d. [[AD 360|360]])
* [[Pappus of Alexandria]], Greek mathematician (d. [[350]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Giaquinta |first1=Mariano |last2=Modica |first2=Giuseppe |title=Mathematical Analysis: Functions of One Variable |date=2012 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-1-4612-0007-9 |page=315 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rHvkBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA315 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Vitus (saint)|Vitus]] (or '''Guido'''), Roman hagiographer and martyr

== Deaths ==
* [[May 16]] &ndash; [[Emperor Wu of Jin|Wu of Jin]], Chinese emperor of the [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Jin Dynasty]] (b. [[236]])
* [[Tao Huang (Eastern Wu)|Tao Huang]] (or '''Shiying'''), Chinese general and politician

== References ==
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