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Events

• March 1 - Diocletian and Maximian appoint Constantius Chlorus and Galerius as Caesars. This is considered the beginning of the Tetrarchy.
• Probus succeeds Rufinus as Patriarch of Constantinople
• Sassanid Shah Bahram III succeeds Bahram II.
• Sassanid Shah Narseh succeeds Bahram III.
• Tuoba Fu succeeds Tuoba Chuo as chieftain of the Chinese Tuoba tribe.
• Allectus usurps power in Gaul after assassinating Carausius.

Births

Deaths

• Tuoba Chuo , chieftain of the Chinese Tuoba tribe
• Carausius, usurper in Gaul