284
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- This article is about the year. For other uses, see 284 (number).
| Years: 280 281 282 283 - 284 - 285 286 287 288 | |
| Decades: 250s 260s 270s - 280s - 290s 300s 310s | |
| Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century 284 (number) | |
Events
- November 20 - Diocletian becomes Emperor of Rome
- Patriarch Rufinus I succeeds Patriarch Dometius as Patriarch of Constantinople
- Year 1 of the Coptic calendar (or 285)
- The Bagaudae revolt against the Roman Empire in Gaul.
Births
Deaths
- November - Numerian, Roman emperor
- Diophantus, Greek mathematician (approximate date)



