249

This article is about the year 249. For the number, see 249 (number).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century 3rd century 4th century
Decades:	220s 230s 240s 250s 260s
Years:	246 247 248 249 250 251 252

249 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	249 CCXLIX
Ab urbe condita	1002
Assyrian calendar	4999
Balinese saka calendar	170–171
Bengali calendar	−344
Berber calendar	1199
Buddhist calendar	793
Burmese calendar	−389
Byzantine calendar	5757–5758
Chinese calendar	戊辰年 (Earth Dragon) 2946 or 2739     — to — 己巳年 (Earth Snake) 2947 or 2740
Coptic calendar	−35 – −34
Discordian calendar	1415
Ethiopian calendar	241–242
Hebrew calendar	4009–4010
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	305–306
- Shaka Samvat	170–171
- Kali Yuga	3349–3350
Holocene calendar	10249
Iranian calendar	373 BP – 372 BP
Islamic calendar	384 BH – 383 BH
Javanese calendar	127–128
Julian calendar	249 CCXLIX
Korean calendar	2582
Minguo calendar	1663 before ROC 民前1663年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1219
Seleucid era	560/561 AG
Thai solar calendar	791–792
Tibetan calendar	阳土龙年 (male Earth-Dragon) 375 or −6 or −778     — to — 阴土蛇年 (female Earth-Snake) 376 or −5 or −777

Emperor Trajan Decius

Year 249 (CCXLIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gavius and Aquilinus (or, less frequently, year 1002 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 249 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Trajan Decius puts down a revolt in Moesia and Pannonia. Loyal legionaries proclaim him emperor and he leads them into Italy. At a battle at Verona, he defeats and kills Philip the Arab.
• Decius begins persecuting the Christians and others refusing to participate in Emperor worship.

Asia

• Sima Yi takes complete control of Cao Wei by executing his political rival Cao Shuang and his clan, marking the start of Sima family rule, which eventually gave rise to the Jin Dynasty.

By topic

Religion

• In Alexandria, the populace pillages the homes of Christians.

Births

• Sima Lun, usurper of the Jin Dynasty in China (possible date) (d. 301)

Deaths

• Wang Bi, Chinese philosopher (b. 226)
• Cao Shuang, general of Wei
• Cao Xi
• Quan Cong, general of Wu
• Ma Zhong, general of Shu Han
• Philip the Arab, Roman emperor (b. 204)