292
Year 292 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Hannibalianus and Asclepiodotus. The denomination 292 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
- The jurist Gregorius, at the court of Emperor Diocletian, produces the Gregorian Code, the first codification of Roman law.
Asia
- Bongsang becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of Goguryeo.
Mesoamerica
- The oldest known Mayan stele is erected at the capital Tikal.
Births
- He Chong, Chinese politician
- Pachomius, Christian theologian and writer
- Zhu Jingjian, Chinese Buddhist nun
Deaths
- Yang Zhi, Chinese empress of the Jin Dynasty