242

242 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar	242; CCXLII
Ab urbe condita	995
Assyrian calendar	4992
Balinese saka calendar	163–164
Bengali calendar	−351
Berber calendar	1192
Buddhist calendar	786
Burmese calendar	−396
Byzantine calendar	5750–5751
Chinese calendar	辛酉年 (Metal Rooster); 2938 or 2878; — to —; 壬戌年 (Water Dog); 2939 or 2879
Coptic calendar	−42 – −41
Discordian calendar	1408
Ethiopian calendar	234–235
Hebrew calendar	4002–4003
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	298–299
- Shaka Samvat	163–164
- Kali Yuga	3342–3343
Holocene calendar	10242
Iranian calendar	380 BP – 379 BP
Islamic calendar	392 BH – 391 BH
Javanese calendar	120–121
Julian calendar	242; CCXLII
Korean calendar	2575
Minguo calendar	1670 before ROC; 民前1670年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1226
Seleucid era	553/554 AG
Thai solar calendar	784–785
Tibetan calendar	阴金鸡年; (female Iron-Rooster); 368 or −13 or −785; — to —; 阳水狗年; (male Water-Dog); 369 or −12 or −784

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century – 3rd century – 4th century
Decades:	210s 220s 230s – 240s – 250s 260s 270s
Years:	239 240 241 – 242 – 243 244 245

Year 242 (CCXLII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.

Events

Emperor Gordian III begins fighting against King Shapur I. The Greek philosopher Plotinus joins him and hopes to get first-hand knowledge of Persian and Indian philosophies.
Gordian III leaves the Cimmerian cities in the Bosphorus (Crimea), as the land is now controlled by the Goths.