241

Year 241 (CCXLI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century – 3rd century – 4th century
Decades:	210s  220s  230s  – 240s –  250s  260s  270s
Years:	238 239 240 – 241 – 242 243 244

Roman Empire

• Winter – Emperor Gordian III reaches Antioch. He gets his army ready to fight against the Persians.
• Timesitheus becomes Praetorian Prefect

Persia

• Shapur I succeeds his father Ardashir I as king of Persia.
• The ancient city of Bagram (Afghanistan) is abandoned.
• Shapur I adds parts of the Kushan Empire.

Europe

• November 1 – The Battle of Samhain is fought in Ireland.

Births

• Cao Mao, emperor of the Kingdom of Wei (possible date) (d. 260)

Deaths

• Ardashir I, first ruler of the Sassanid dynasty
• Zhuge Jin, minister of the Chinese Kingdom of Wu, older brother of Zhuge Liang (b. 174)
• Sun Deng, eldest son of Sun Quan (b. 209)