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Roman Empire

• A group of Franks penetrate as far as Tarragona in Spain (approximate date). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 2nd century is the period from 101 to 200 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The 3rd century is the period from 201 to 300 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 4th century (per the Julian calendar and Anno Domini / Common era) was that Century See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Significant people Alexander Severus, Roman Emperor Zhuge Liang, Shu Han Events and Trends Alexander Severus is slain in a mutiny led by Maximinus Thrax, ending the Severan Dynasty and beginning what is known as the Crisis Events and Trends Crisis of the Third Century Significant people Gordian III, Roman Emperor Events and Trends Crisis of the Third Century 259 — The Juthungi invade the Roman Empire by crossing the Danube Events and Trends Crisis of the Third Century 260 — The Juthungi are finnaly defeated in Raetia by Emperor Events and Trends Crisis of the Third Century Significant people Aurelian, Roman Emperor Marcus Events and Trends Around 285 Saint Anthony retired to a hermits life in the Egyptian desert This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Roman Empire First of the Gothic invasions Philip the Arab marks the millennium of Rome by holding Events By Place Roman Empire The revolts of Pacatianus in Moesia and Iotapianus in Syria are put down by Events By Place Roman Empire Decius, who was proclaimed Emperor by the army in Moesia, defeats and kills Philip the Arab Events By Place Roman Empire July 1 — In the Battle of Abrittus, the Goths defeat the Romans emperors Decius Events By Place Roman Empire Valerian recreates Legio III Augusta to fight the Berbers. Events By Place Roman Empire Period of the Thirty Tyrants in the Roman empire Africa Kush - Tegerideamani II, King of Kush ( 246 - 266 ? Asia The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group Tarragona (tərəˈɣonə in Catalan) is a city located in the south of Catalonia and east of Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea.
• The Goths invade Moesia. The Goths ( Gothic: Gothic usvg|14px|u]]Gothic asvg|14px|a]]Gothic s Moesia (Μοισία Moisía; Мизия Miziya; Moesia Мезија Mezija) was an ancient region and Roman province situated in the
• The Alamanni drive the Romans from the modern area of Donau-Ries. The Alamanni, Allemanni, or Alemanni were originally an alliance of Germanic tribes located around the upper Main river ( Germany Donau-Ries ( Danube - Ries) is a district in Bavaria, Germany.
• An epidemic of the Plague begins in Egypt and spreads through the Roman Empire. Bubonic plague is the best-known manifestation of the bacterial disease plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (formerly known as This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.

Africa

• The Kingdom of Aksum (Axum) takes control of commerce on the Red Sea. Axum, or Aksum, is a City in northern Ethiopia named after the Kingdom of Aksum, a naval and trading power that ruled from the region ca Axum, or Aksum, is a City in northern Ethiopia named after the Kingdom of Aksum, a naval and trading power that ruled from the region ca The Red Sea is a Salt water Inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia.

Asia

• The Kofun Period begins in Japan. The is an era in the History of Japan from around 250 to 538 The word kofun is Japanese for the type of burial mounds dating from this era For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• The Kushan Empire collapses. The Kushan Empire (c 1st &ndash 3rd centuries) was a Bactrian state that at its cultural zenith Circa 105 &ndash 250

The Americas

• Teotihuacán is rebuilt as a four-quartered cosmogram by Zapotec architects brought from Monte Albán in Oaxaca. Teotihuacan is an enormous archaeological site in the Basin of Mexico, containing some of the largest pyramidal structures built in the Pre-Columbian Americas The Zapotec civilization was an indigenous Pre-Columbian civilization that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca of southern Mesoamerica. Monte Albán is a large Pre-Columbian Archaeological site in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. The Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), in Spanish phonemically /oa'xaka/ named for its largest city, is one of the

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Arts and Sciences

• Diophantus writes Arithmetica, the first systematic treatise on algebra. Diophantus of Alexandria ( Greek: b between 200 and 214 d between 284 and 298 AD sometimes called "the father of Algebra " a title some claim should

Births

• Maximian, Roman emperor (approximate date)
• Galerius, Roman emperor, (approximate date)
• Constantius Chlorus, Roman emperor and father of Constantine the Great (approximate date)
• Licinius, Roman emperor (approximate date)
• Arius, Christian priest and founder of Arianism (approximate date)
• Zuo Si

Deaths

• January 20 — Pope Fabian
• Ambrose of Alexandria, Christian writer (approximate date)
• Mercurius, a Christian saint and martyr
• Saint Denise
• Nagarjuna, founder of Mahayana ("Great Vehicle") Buddhism
• Zhu Ju, general of Wu
• Wang Ling, general of Wei

Map of the world in 250. Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius (c 250 &ndash c The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Galerius Maximianus ( ca. 260&ndashlate April or early May 311 formally Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus was Roman Emperor from 305 to 311 Flavius Valerius Constantius ( March 31 c 250&ndash July 25 306) was an emperor of the Western Roman Empire (305&ndash306 Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus (27 February ca. 272 &ndash 22 May 337 commonly known as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, or Saint Constantine For other Romans of this name see Licinius (gens. Valerius Licinianus Licinius (c Arius ( AD ca 250 or 256 - 336 was a Christian priest from Alexandria Egypt in the early fourth century whose teachings now called Arianism A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities Arianism is the theological teaching of Arius (c AD 250-336 who was ruled a heretic by the Christian church at the Council of Nicea. Zuo Si (左思 (250 - 305 Courtesy name Taichong (太沖 was a writer of the Western Jin. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Pope Ambrose of Alexandria (d ca 250 was a friend of the Christian Theologian Origen. Great-martyr Mercurius (224 – 250 was a Christian saint and Martyr. Saint Denise refers to two Christian Martyrs of the early church Acharya Nāgārjuna ( Telugu: నాగార్జున (c 150 - 250 CE) was an Indian philosopher the founder of the Madhyamaka Mahayana ( Sanskrit: mahāyāna, Devanagari: महायान 'Great Vehicle' is one of the two main existing schools of Buddhism and a term for Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices Zhu Ju (194-250 an officer of the Three Kingdoms Period who became the husband of the daughter of Sun Quan. Eastern Wu ( Chinese: 東吳 Pinyin: Dōng Wú also known as Sun Wu ( Traditional Chinese: 孫吳 pinyin Sūn Wú refers to a Wang Ling was an officer serving under the Kingdom of Wei during the Three Kingdoms Period of China. Cao Wei ( was one of the empires that competed for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period