阳土猴年 (male Earth-Monkey) 415 or 34 or −738 — to — 阴土鸡年 (female Earth-Rooster) 416 or 35 or −737
Year289 (CCLXXXIX) was acommon year starting on Tuesday of theJulian calendar. At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Bassus and Quintianus (or, less frequently,year 1042Ab urbe condita). The denomination 289 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
In this or the following year, EmperorDiocletian campaigns with success against theSarmatians. The future emperorGalerius may have distinguished himself during this campaign.[1]
In this or the following year,Maximian attempts to reconquerBritain from the usurperCarausius but is defeated at sea.[2]
^According to Yu Liang's biography in Book of Jin, he was 52 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died. (咸康六年薨，时年五十二。) Jin Shu, vol.73. Thus by calculation, his birth year should be 289.
