281

Year 281 was a common year [starting on Saturday] of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Probus and Tiberianus. The denomination 281 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. The year comes after 280 and Comes before 282.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

Emperor Marcus [Aurelius Probus|Probus] returns to Rome, where he celebrates his triumph over the Vandals and the usurpers .
Tiberianus served his first of two terms as Consul.

China

The tombs of King [Zhao of Zhou] and King [Mu of Zhou] were "rifled".
Births
Cai Mo, Chinese official and politician
Theodore Stratelates, Roman general and martyr
Deaths
Proculus, Roman general and usurper