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Year 283 (CCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Carus and Carinus (or, less frequently, year 1036 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 283 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 Carus travels through Thrace and Asia Minor; he invades the Persian Empire. After a long march he conquers Ctesiphon, the capital of the Persian kingdom, and presses on with the Roman army beyond the Tigris.
  • Carus receives for his victories in Persia the title of Persicus Maximus.
  • Carus dies in mysterious circumstances during the war against the Sassanids; during a violent dust storm he is killed by a stroke of lightning.
  • Marcus Aurelius Carinus succeeds his father Carus.
  • December – Numerian is proclaimed Emperor by his soldiers.

    • Religion

  • December 17 – Pope Caius succeeds Pope Eutychian as the 28th pope.

    • Births

  • Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop and saint (approximate date)
  • Ge Hong, Chinese taoist and government official (d. 343)

    • Deaths

  • December 7 – Pope Eutychian
  • Marcus Aurelius Carus, Roman emperor (b. 224)
  • Shan Tao, Chinese taoist (b. 205)

    • References

    283 Wikipedia
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