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Template:About year Template:Year nav Template:M1 year in topic Year 231 (CCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Claudius and Sallustus (or, less frequently, year 984 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 231 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
[edit | edit source]By place
[edit | edit source]Roman Empire
[edit | edit source]- Emperor Alexander Severus accompanies his mother Julia Mamaea to Syria, and campaigns against the Persians. Military command rests in the hands of his generals, but his presence gives additional weight to the empire's policy.
China
[edit | edit source]- March – August – Battle of Mount Qi: The Chinese state of Shu Han gains a tactical victory, and the state of Cao Wei a strategic victory.
By topic
[edit | edit source]Religion
[edit | edit source]- Origen, disciple of Ammonius Saccas, founder of Neoplatonism, is exiled in Caesarea.
Births
[edit | edit source]Deaths
[edit | edit source]- Cao Zhen, Chinese general of the Cao Wei state[1]
- Li Hui (or De'ang), Chinese official and politician
- Zhang He, Chinese general of the Cao Wei state
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Crespigny, Rafe de (2010). Imperial Warlord: A Biography of Cao Cao 155-220 AD. BRILL. p. 459. ISBN 9789004188303.