283

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century – 3rd century – 4th century
Decades:	250s  260s  270s  – 280s –  290s  300s  310s
Years:	280 281 282 – 283 – 284 285 286

Year 283 (CCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.

Roman Empire

• Emperor Carus travels through Thrace and Asia Minor. He invades Syria and Mesopotamia.
• Carus gets the title of Persicus Maximus.
• Carus dies. During a violent dust storm he is killed by a stroke of lightning.
• Marcus Aurelius Carinus succeeds his father Carus.
• December – Numerian is made Emperor by his soldiers.

Religion

• December 17 – Pope Caius succeeds Pope Eutychian as the 28th pope.

Births

• Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop and saint (approximate date)
• Ge Hong, Chinese taoist and government official (d. 343)

Deaths

• December 7 – Pope Eutychian
• Marcus Aurelius Carus, Roman emperor (b. 224)
• Shan Tao, Chinese taoist (b. 205)