279

The year 279 (CCLXXIX) was a common year beginning on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, in force on that date.

In the Roman Empire the year was named as the year of the consulate of Probus and Paterno or, less commonly, as 1032 Ab urbe condita, being its denomination as < i>279 later, from the Middle Ages, when the Anno Domini was established.

Events

• In the Balkans, Probo defeats the bureaucrats and vandals.