228

This article is about the year 228. For the number, see 228 (number). For the 1947 uprising in Taiwan, see February 28 incident.

Year 228 (CCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Modestus and Maecius (or, less frequently, year 981 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 228 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.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century 3rd century 4th century
Decades:	200s 210s 220s 230s 240s
Years:	225 226 227 228 229 230 231

228 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	228 CCXXVIII
Ab urbe condita	981
Assyrian calendar	4978
Balinese saka calendar	149–150
Bengali calendar	−365
Berber calendar	1178
Buddhist calendar	772
Burmese calendar	−410
Byzantine calendar	5736–5737
Chinese calendar	丁未年 (Fire Goat) 2925 or 2718     — to — 戊申年 (Earth Monkey) 2926 or 2719
Coptic calendar	−56 – −55
Discordian calendar	1394
Ethiopian calendar	220–221
Hebrew calendar	3988–3989
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	284–285
- Shaka Samvat	149–150
- Kali Yuga	3328–3329
Holocene calendar	10228
Iranian calendar	394 BP – 393 BP
Islamic calendar	406 BH – 405 BH
Javanese calendar	106–107
Julian calendar	228 CCXXVIII
Korean calendar	2561
Minguo calendar	1684 before ROC 民前1684年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1240
Seleucid era	539/540 AG
Thai solar calendar	770–771
Tibetan calendar	阴火羊年 (female Fire-Goat) 354 or −27 or −799     — to — 阳土猴年 (male Earth-Monkey) 355 or −26 or −798

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Domitius Ulpianus, a Roman jurist and prefect, is assassinated by the Praetorian Guard, in the presence of Emperor Severus Alexander. His curtailment of the privileges of the palace guard becomes Ulpianus' downfall, who in the course of a riot at Rome is murdered, between the soldiers and the mob.

Persian Empire

• King Ardashir I, four years after establishing the Sassanid Persian Empire, completes his conquest of Parthia.

China

• c. February–May – Battle of Jieting: The Cao Wei Kingdom decisively defeats the Shu Han Kingdom.
• June–October – Battle of Shiting: The Eastern Wu Kingdom defeats the Cao Wei Kingdom.

Births

• Paul of Thebes, Christian hermit (approximate date)
• Wang Fan, Chinese politician and astronomer (d. 266)

Deaths

• Cao Xiu, Chinese general of the Cao Wei state
• Domitius Ulpianus, Roman jurist and prefect (b. 170)
• Jia Kui, Chinese general of the Cao Wei state (b. 174)
• Lü Fan, Chinese general of the Eastern Wu state
• Luo Tong, Chinese official and general (b. 193)
• Ma Su, Chinese general of the Shu Han state (b. 190)
• Meng Da, Chinese general of the Cao Wei state
• Wang Lang, Chinese official of the Cao Wei state
• Zhuge Qiao, Chinese official and general (b. 204)

See also

• 2nd Battalion 28th Marines (often simply referred as 2/28).
• February 28 Incident (referred to in Chinese as "228").