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| 298 in other calendars | |
| Ethiopian calendar | 290/291 |
| Buddhist calendar | 841/842 (southern Buddhism); 840/841 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 49th (50th) cycle , year of the earth-horse戊午 ( at the beginning of the year fire-snake 丁巳) |
| Greek calendar | 1./2. Year of the 269th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 4058/59 (23/24 September) |
| Coptic calendar | 14/15 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita MLI (1051) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 608/609 (turn of the year April); Syria: 609/610 (New Year October) |
| Spanish era | 336 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 354/355 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
- Spring: The Roman emperor Diocletian leads an army to Egypt and defeats the local usurper Lucius Domitius Domitianus .
- Roman-Persian Wars : The Roman Empire and the Persian Sassanid Empire conclude the Peace of Nisibis , in which the Persians must cede five provinces east of the Tigris and northern Mesopotamia . Nisibis is determined to be the only trading city between the two realms. The treaty meant a great gain in prestige for Rome, but a correspondingly great humiliation for the Persian side.
- The main town of the Celtic Veneller changes its name in honor of the western Caesar Constantius I in Constantia, now known as Coutances , France.
- In the battle of Langres (Lingonae) between the Alemanni and the Romans under Caesar Constantius fall, according to Roman data on 60,000 Alamannic warrior.
- A Roman army under Caesar Constantius I defeated the Alamanni in the battle of Vindonissa and thus secured the Roman border.
Religion and culture
- Zabdas becomes patriarch of Jerusalem.
- The construction of the Baths of Diocletian begins in Rome , and after the Baths of Caracalla they will be the largest bathing complex in the city.
Born
- around 298: Athanasius the Great , Bishop of Alexandria († 373 )
Died
Date of death secured
- December 3rd : Cassian of Tangier , Christian martyr
Exact date of death unknown
- Aurelius Achilles , Roman counter-emperor in Egypt
- Lucius Domitius Domitianus , Roman counter-emperor in Egypt
- Marcellus of Tangier , Christian martyr