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Year 279 (CCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Probus and Paternus (or, less frequently, year 1032 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 279 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.

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Roman Empire

  • Emperor Probus defeats the Burgundians and Vandals in Raetia and Pannonia (modern Switzerland and Hungary).

    • China

  • Winter – Sima Yan, Emperor of the Jin Dynasty, launches the Jin offensive and attacks along the Yangzi River from Jianye to Jiangling, whilst the Sichuan fleet sails downriver to the Jing province. They capture the border cities and the Wu forces collapse. This marks the end of the Three Kingdoms (China).

    • Births

  • Sima Ying, crown prince of the Jin Dynasty (d. 306)

    • Deaths

  • Yochanan bar Nafcha, rabbi and compiler of the Jerusalem Talmud

    • References

    279 Wikipedia
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