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This article is about the year 279. For the number, see
279 (number)
.
Calendar year
Year
279
(
CCLXXIX
) was a
common year starting on Wednesday
(link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar
. At the time, it was known as the
Year of the Consulship of Probus and Paternus
(or, less frequently,
year 1032
Ab urbe condita
). The denomination 279 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.
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The
Zizhi Tongjian
recorded that the Jin dynasty launched the invasion of Eastern Wu in the 11th month of the 5th year of the Xianning era of
Sima Yan
's reign.
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This month corresponds to 21 December 279 to 18 January 280 in the Gregorian calendar.
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