298
Year 298 (CCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Faustus and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 1051 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 298 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.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Years: |
| Gregorian calendar | 298 CCXCVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1051 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5048 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 219–220 |
| Bengali calendar | −295 |
| Berber calendar | 1248 |
| Buddhist calendar | 842 |
| Burmese calendar | −340 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5806–5807 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁巳年 (Fire Snake) 2995 or 2788 — to — 戊午年 (Earth Horse) 2996 or 2789 |
| Coptic calendar | 14–15 |
| Discordian calendar | 1464 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 290–291 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4058–4059 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 354–355 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 219–220 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3398–3399 |
| Holocene calendar | 10298 |
| Iranian calendar | 324 BP – 323 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 334 BH – 333 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 178–179 |
| Julian calendar | 298 CCXCVIII |
| Korean calendar | 2631 |
| Minguo calendar | 1614 before ROC 民前1614年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1170 |
| Seleucid era | 609/610 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 840–841 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火蛇年 (female Fire-Snake) 424 or 43 or −729 — to — 阳土马年 (male Earth-Horse) 425 or 44 or −728 |
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Spring: Emperor Diocletian retakes Alexandria and crushes the usurpation of Aurelius Achilleus.
- Diocletian then travels into Upper Egypt and possibly campaigns on the Nubian frontier. In either this year or in 300/301, he makes agreements with the Meroitic Nubians and the Blemmyes. He agrees to pay subsidies to both peoples, and he cedes the Dodecashoenos to the Nubians on the understanding that the Nubians will defend the region against the Blemmyes.
- Caesar Galerius restores Tiridates III to the throne of Armenia and invades the Sassanid Empire. His army marches through Adiabene, Atropatene, Susiana and Lower Mesopotamia. He then retakes the strategically important city of Nisibis in Upper Mesopotamia.
Korea
- The manufacture of cultured silk becomes popular from Korea to Japan.
- Bunseo becomes king of the Korean kingdom of Baekje.
- Girim becomes the king of the Korean kingdom of Silla.
Births
- Athanasius of Alexandria, Egyptian patriarch (d. 373)
Deaths
- Aurelius Achilleus, Roman usurper
- Cassian of Tangier, Christian martyr
- Chaekgye of Baekje, Korean ruler
- Marcellus of Tangier, Christian martyr
- Yurye of Silla (or Yuri), Korean ruler
References
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