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Contents

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

★ Taxes are increased in order to maintain the unity and defense of the Empire.

★ Severus Alexander decides that Thessaly should be a separate province from Macedonia.

Asia

★ Ardashir I of Persia invades the Roman province of Mesopotamia. Roman emperor Alexander goes east to fight off the Persians.

By Topic

Religion

★ July 21 — Pope Pontian succeeds Pope Urban I as the eighteenth pope.

★ Patriarch Castinus succeeds Patriarch Ciriacus I as Patriarch of Constantinople.

★ Seventy Bishops hold the Council of the Christian Church of Africa.

Births

★ Zenobia, queen of Palmyra

★ Marcus Aurelius Carus, Roman Emperor

★ Deng Zhong, son of Deng Ai

★ Cao Xun

Deaths

★ Urban I

★ Naehae of Silla

★ Dio Cassius (approximate date)

★ Empress Dowager Bian, Cao Cao's wife

★ Jia Kui, general of the Han Dynasty

★ Wu Zhi, adviser under Cao Pi of Wei

★ Zhong Yao, minister of Wei

★ Zhang Yi, officer of Kingdom of Shu