241
Year 241 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gordianus and Pompeianus by the Romans. The denomination 241 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
By place
Roman Empire
- Winter - Emperor Gordian III reaches Antioch and, with his army, prepares an offensive against the Sassanids.
- Gaius Furius Sabinius Aquila Timesitheus becomes praetorian prefect and de facto ruler of the Roman Empire.
Persia
- Prince Shapur I succeeds his father Ardashir I as ruler of the Sassanid Empire. He begins his expansion in India.
- Shapur I annexes parts of the Kushan Empire. The ancient city of Bagram is abandoned.
- Fall of Hatra: Shapur I captures Hatra, the capital of the Kingdom of Hatra. The city is destroyed by the Sassanids.
Europe
- November 1 - The Battle of Samhain is fought in Ireland.
By topic
Religion
- The Dura-Europos church is converted from a house in Syria.
Births
- Cao Mao, Chinese emperor of the Cao Wei state in the Three Kingdoms period
Deaths
- Sanatruq II, king of Hatra
- Sun Deng, Chinese prince of the Eastern Wu state
- Sun Shao, Chinese general of the Eastern Wu state
- Zhuge Jin, Chinese general of the Eastern Wu state