| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| 291 by topic |
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| Leaders |
| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 291 CCXCI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1044 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5041 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 212–213 |
| Bengali calendar | −302 |
| Berber calendar | 1241 |
| Buddhist calendar | 835 |
| Burmese calendar | −347 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5799–5800 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2988 or 2781 — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2989 or 2782 |
| Coptic calendar | 7–8 |
| Discordian calendar | 1457 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 283–284 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4051–4052 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 347–348 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 212–213 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3391–3392 |
| Holocene calendar | 10291 |
| Iranian calendar | 331 BP – 330 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 341 BH – 340 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 171–172 |
| Julian calendar | 291 CCXCI |
| Korean calendar | 2624 |
| Minguo calendar | 1621 before ROC 民前1621年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1177 |
| Seleucid era | 602/603 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 833–834 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) 417 or 36 or −736 — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) 418 or 37 or −735 |
Year 291 (CCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tiberianus and Dio (or, less frequently, year 1044 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 291 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.
Events[edit]
By place[edit]
Roman Empire[edit]
- Winter: The emperors Diocletian and Maximian convene in Milan.
- An uneasy peace is established between the emperors Diocletian and Maximian on the one hand, and the rival emperor Carausius on the other.
- Perhaps in cooperation with the forces of Maximian, Carausius campaigns successfully against Germanic raids in Gaul and Britain. Also during his reign, Carausius begins building the forts of the Saxon Shore.
Northern Europe[edit]
- The Alemanni, having been expelled from part of their territory by the Burgundians, seek to regain their lost lands. These peoples had unsuccessfully invaded Gaul in tandem in 285/6, and the Alemanni had likely been weakened by the Roman counter-invasions of 287 and 288.
- A force of Goths defeat the Burgundians.
- The Tervingian Goths and Taifali fight the Vandals and Gepids.
Africa[edit]
- The Blemmyes invade the Kingdom of Kush.
Persian Empire[edit]
- King Bahram II fights against a coalition consisting of his brother Hormizd of Sakastan, Sassanian vassal Hormizd I Kushashah, and the Gilans.
China[edit]
- War of the Eight Princes: After the death of Emperor Sima Yan (Jin Wudi), a civil war breaks out among the princes and dukes of the Jin Dynasty. The struggle devastates and depopulates the provinces of northern China.
Births[edit]
- Saint Agnes, Christian martyress (d. c. 304)
- Saint Hilarion, anchorite and saint (d. 371)
- Li Xiu, female general during the Jin Dynasty
- Saint Philomena, Christian martyress (d. c. 304)
Deaths[edit]
- Sima Liang, regent during the reign of Sima Yan
- Sima Wei, prince during the Jin Dynasty (b. 271)
- Wei Guan, general of the Kingdom of Wei (b. 220)
- Wen Yang, general of the Kingdom of Wei (b. 238)
- Yang Jun, official during the reign of Sima Yan