241

Year 241 (CCXLI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.

 Events 
 By place 
 Roman Empire 
 Winter – Emperor Gordian III reaches Antioch.  He gets his army ready to fight against the Persians.
 Timesitheus becomes Praetorian Prefect

 Persia 
 Shapur I succeeds his father Ardashir I as king of Persia.
 The ancient city of Bagram (Afghanistan) is abandoned.
 Shapur I adds parts of the Kushan Empire.

 Europe 
 November 1 – The Battle of Samhain is fought in Ireland.

 Births 

 Cao Mao, emperor of the Kingdom of Wei (possible date) (d. 260)

 Deaths 
 Ardashir I, first ruler of the Sassanid dynasty
 Zhuge Jin, minister of the Chinese Kingdom of Wu, older brother of Zhuge Liang (b. 174)
 Sun Deng, eldest son of Sun Quan (b. 209)

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