278 CE

Emperor Probus defeats the Alamanni, advancing through the Neckar Valley. He expels the Franks from Gaul, and reorganizes the Roman defenses on the Rhine. Piracy along the coast of Lycia et Pamphylia: The Romans besiege the city of Cremna (Pisidia) and kill the Isaurian robber Lydius. Probus resettles the Germanic tribes in the devastated provinces of the Roman Empire. He adopts the titles of Gothicus Maximus and Germanicus Maximus.

In the 270s, the 3rd century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Probus resettles the Germanic tribes in the devastated provinces of the Roman Empire. He adopts the titles of Gothicus Maximus and Germanicus Maximus.source

Conflict & Security

  • Emperor Probus defeats the Alamanni, advancing through the Neckar Valley. He expels the Franks from Gaul, and reorganizes the Roman defenses on the Rhine.source

Crime & Justice

  • Piracy along the coast of Lycia et Pamphylia: The Romans besiege the city of Cremna (Pisidia) and kill the Isaurian robber Lydius.source

Births

  • Sima Yu, Chinese crown prince of the Jin Dynasty (died 300)source

Deaths

  • December 27 – Yang Hu (or Shuzi), Chinese general and politician (born 221)source
  • Fu Xuan (or Xiuyi), Chinese historian, poet and politician (born 217)source
  • Yang Huiyu, Chinese empress of the Jin Dynasty (born 214)source
  • Cao Yu (or Pengzu), Chinese prince of the Cao Wei state (born 211)source
  • Xi Zheng (or Lingxian), Chinese essayist, poet and politiciansource