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Year 281 (CCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Probus and Tiberianus (or, less frequently, year 1034 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 281 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. The year comes after 280 and Comes before 282.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Emperor Probus returns to Rome,[1][2] where he celebrates his triumph over the Vandals and the usurpers (Bonosus, Julius Saturninus and Proculus).
- Tiberianus served his first of two terms as Consul.[2]
China
- The tombs of King Zhao of Zhou and King Mu of Zhou were “rifled”.[3]
Births
- Cai Mo (or Daoming), Chinese official and politician (d. 356)
- Theodore Stratelates, Roman general and martyr (d. 319) [4]
Deaths
References
- ^ A Christian Chronology of History: A Time Line of Human History from a Christian Prospective. 2014. p. 68. ISBN 9781490739816. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ a b Crees, James Harold Edward (2009) [1911]. The Reign of the Emperor Probus. University of London Press. pp. 55–56. ISBN 9781548496272. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ Gardiner, Kenneth H. J.; Mohan, Pankaj N. (2021). Eastern Silk and Western Gold : Early Chinese Contacts with Central Asia. ISBN 9791197499616. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ “Prince Theodore (Amir Tadros El Shatebi)”. Coptic Church. Retrieved September 19, 2025.