290s
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
| Centuries: | 2nd century – 3rd century – 4th century |
| Decades: | 260s 270s 280s – 290s – 300s 310s 320s |
| Years: | 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
The 290s decade ran from January 1, 290, to December 31, 299. It was the last decade of the 3rd century.
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[edit] Significant events
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- Diocletian, Roman Emperor
- Maximian, Roman Emperor
- —Maximian raises a huge army to deal with the Berber attacks on North Africa. Traveling through the Spanish provinces and then to Mauritania Tingitana they manage to repel Moorish raids and Frankish pirates attacks.
- —Diocletian reforms the Roman Provincial Administration.
- —Maximian starts its war against the Berber tribes.
- —Diocletian defeats the Carpians taking the title of Carpicus Maximus, and allotting them to Pannonia.
- —The North African war against the Berbers is finally over.
- —The martyrdom of Marcellus takes place in Tingi.