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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, where he celebrates his triumph over the Vandals and the usurpers (Bonosus, Julius Saturninus and Proculus).

Births

Cai Mo (or Daoming), Chinese official and politician (d. 356)
Theodore Stratelates, Roman general and martyr (d. 319)

Deaths

Proculus, Roman general and usurper

References

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