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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Thai solar calendar | 784–785 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金鸡年 (female Iron-Rooster) 368 or −13 or −785 — to — 阳水狗年 (male Water-Dog) 369 or −12 or −784 |
Year 242 (CCXLII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gratus and Lepidus (or, less frequently, year 995 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 242 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 Resaina.[1]
- Gordian III evacuates the Cimmerian cities in the Bosphorus (Crimea), as the territory is now controlled by the Goths.
Persia
- Shapur I makes a pre-emptive attack on Antioch to drive out the Romans. Gordian's father-in-law, Timesitheus, leads a Roman army to defeat the Sassanids at Carrhae and Nisibis.
- King Sassanid Empire, dies after a 30-year reign. He is succeeded by his son and co-ruler Shapur I.
By topic
Religion
- Patriarch Titus succeeds Eugenius I as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 272).
Births
Deaths
- Ammonius Saccas, Egyptian philosopher (b. 175)
- Sassanid Empire (b. 180)
- Cao Hui, Chinese prince of the Cao Wei state
- Man Chong (or Boning), Chinese politician
References
- ^ Shahbazi, Shapur. "ŠĀPUR I: History". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved February 19, 2024.