277
Year 277 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Probus and Paulinus. The denomination 277 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
- Emperor Probus travels with his army west across the Sea of Marmara, and through the provinces of Thrace, Moesia, and Pannonia to defeat the Goths along the lower Danube. He acquires from the troops the title of Gothicus.
- Probus enters Rome, to have his position as Emperor ratified by the Senate.
China
- Tuoba Xilu succeeds his father Tuoba Liwei, as chieftain of the Tuoba clan.
Births
- Justus of Beauvais, Gallo-Roman martyr
- Sima Ai, Chinese prince of the Jin Dynasty
- Zhang Mao, Chinese ruler of Former Liang
Deaths
- Tuoba Liwei, chieftain of the Tuoba clan