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Emperor Carinus defeats the usurper Marcus Aurelius Sabinus Iulianus . | But Diocletian finally prevailed as emperor in the Roman Empire . |
285 in other calendars | |
Ethiopian calendar | 277/278 |
Buddhist calendar | 828/829 (southern Buddhism); 827/828 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
Chinese calendar | 49th (50th) cycle , year of the wood-snake乙巳 ( at the beginning of the year wood-dragon 甲辰) |
Greek calendar | 4th year of the 265th / 1st Year of the 266th Olympiad |
Jewish calendar | 4045/46 (September 16-17) |
Coptic calendar | 1/2 |
Roman calendar | from urbe condita MXXXVIII (1038) |
Seleucid era | Babylon: 595/596 (turn of the year April)
Syria: 596/597 (New Year October) |
Spanish era | 323 |
Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 341/342 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Roman Empire
- The Roman emperor Carinus defeats the usurper Julian of Pannonia , who had proclaimed himself counter-emperor the previous year.
- July: Diocletian's and Carinus' armies clash in the Battle of Margus. The outcome of the fight has been narrated differently. What is clear is that Carinus is no longer alive the following day. Diocletian can assert himself as the ruler of the Roman Empire. This is the end of the era of the soldier emperors.
- Diocletian begins a major reform of the Roman Empire, which was greatly weakened after the imperial crisis of the 3rd century . Among other things, he divides the empire into twelve dioceses with 85 provinces.
- First mention of the Saxons who raid the coasts of Belgium and Gaul by sea .
Asia
- The Murong, a Xianbei tribe , invade Buyeo .
Born
- Juliana von Nicomedia , Christian martyr († 304 )
- around 285: Dorothea , Christian martyr († around 305 )
Died
- Carinus , Roman Emperor
- around 285: Julian of Pannonia , usurper and Roman emperor
Web links
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