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277 CE

Tuoba Xilu succeeds his father Tuoba Liwei, as chieftain of the Tuoba clan. Probus enters Rome, to have his position as Emperor ratified by the Senate. Emperor Probus travels with his army west across the Sea of Marmara (Turkey), and through the provinces of Thrace, Moesia, and Pannonia to defeat the Goths along the lower Danube. He acquires from the troops the title of Gothicus.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Probus enters Rome, to have his position as Emperor ratified by the Senate.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Emperor Probus travels with his army west across the Sea of Marmara (Turkey), and through the provinces of Thrace, Moesia, and Pannonia to defeat the Goths along the lower Danube. He acquires from the troops the title of Gothicus.source

Crime & Justice

  • Tuoba Xilu succeeds his father Tuoba Liwei, as chieftain of the Tuoba clan.source

Births

  • Sima Ai, Chinese prince of the Jin Dynasty (d. 304)source
  • Zhang Mao, Chinese ruler of Former Liang (d. 324)source
  • Justus of Beauvais, Gallo-Roman martyr (approximate date)source

Deaths

  • Tuoba Liwei, chieftain of the Tuoba clan (China)source