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| 290 in other calendars | |
| Ethiopian calendar | 282/283 |
| Buddhist calendar | 833/834 (southern Buddhism); 832/833 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 49th (50th) cycle , year of the metal dog庚戌 ( at the beginning of the year Earth-Rooster 己酉) |
| Greek calendar | 1./2. Year of the 267th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 4050/51 (September 21/22) |
| Coptic calendar | 6/7 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita MXLIII (1043) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 600/601 (turn of the year April); Syria: 601/602 (turn of the year October) |
| Spanish era | 328 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 346/347 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Europe
- The Roman emperors Maximian and Diocletian meet in Mediolanum (now Milan ) to celebrate the fifth anniversary of their reign.
- In Agaunum, today's Saint-Maurice VS , the Thebaic Legion, according to legend , refuses to practice the imperial cult . The troops are said to have consisted mainly of soldiers from the Greek area. She was decimated by troops loyal to the emperor and her leader Mauritius was executed. From then on he is considered a martyr by Christians. In 515 the Saint-Maurice Abbey was founded.
- Start of construction of the fortifications against the Saxons ( Litus Saxonicum ) on the south-west coast of Britain .
- The Goths begin to separate in Terwingen (Visigoths) and Greutungen (Ostrogoths).
Empire of China
- Jin Huidi ascends the Chinese throne. However, since he is mentally retarded, the affairs of state are mainly led by the Empress Dowager.
Born
- around 290: Pankratius , Christian martyr († around 304 )
Died
- May 17th : Jin Wudi , Emperor of China (* 236 )
- around 290: St. Mauritius , leader of the Thebaic Legion, martyr
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