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| 291 in other calendars | |
| Ethiopian calendar | 283/284 |
| Buddhist calendar | 834/835 (southern Buddhism); 833/834 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 49th (50th) cycle , year of the metal pig辛亥 ( at the beginning of the year metal dog 庚戌) |
| Greek calendar | 2nd / 3rd Year of the 267th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 4051/52 (September 11-12) |
| Coptic calendar | 7/8 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita MXLIV (1044) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 601/602 (April turn of the year); Syria: 602/603 (New Year October) |
| Spanish era | 329 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 347/348 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Mediterranean area
- In the abandoned Roman province of Dacia , Taifalen and Terwinger fight against Vandals and Gepids for supremacy in the region.
- The Roman Empire makes peace with the North African kingdoms of Aksum and Nubia .
Empire of China
- The War of the Eight Princes broke out in China during the Jin Dynasty . Jin Huidi , who has been on the imperial throne since the previous year, is mentally retarded and can hardly manage government business. Eight leading princes of the empire, as members of the ruling family, waged a civil war for actual power in the state until 306 .
Born
- Hilarion of Gaza , Christian ascetic, hermit and saint († 371 )
- around 291: Flavius Hannibalianus , brother of the Roman Emperor Constantine († before 337)
Died
- Sima Jian , prince of the Jin Dynasty (* 262 )
- Wei Guan , Chinese civil servant (* 220 )
- at 291: Serena von Spoleto , Christian martyr