282
Calendar year
Year 282 (CCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Probus and Victorinus (or, less frequently, year 1035 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 282 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.
01Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Emperor Probus travels towards Sirmium (Serbia). He tries to employ his troops in peaceful projects, such as draining the swamps in Pannonia.
- The praetorian prefect Marcus Aurelius Carus usurps power in Raetia. Probus attempts to organise a campaign against Carus but is murdered by his discontented troops in Sirmium.
- Carus defeats the Quadi and Sarmatians on the Danube; for his victories he is given the title Germanicus Maximus.
- Carus appoints his sons Carinus and Numerian as Caesar.
China
- A new city is constructed in Fuzhou, slightly south of the original city Ye (the main street of the city has remained unchanged since that time).
By topic
Religion
- The Patriarch Theonas of Alexandria becomes one of the first bishops to use the title Pope.
02Deaths
- Huangfu Mi (or Shi'an), Chinese historian (b. 215)
- Jia Chong, Chinese politician and statesman (b. 217)
- Marcus Aurelius Probus, Roman emperor (b. 232)
- Xue Ying (or Daoyan), Chinese politician and poet
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