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Contents

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

Europe

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

★ July 1 — In the Battle of Abrittus, the Goths defeat the Romans; emperors Decius and Herennius Etruscus are killed.

★ In Rome, Hostilian, son of Decius, succeeds Decius, while Trebonianus Gallus is proclaimed Emperor by the troops. Gallus accepted Hostilian as co-emperor, but an outbreak of plague struck the city and killed the young Hostilian

★ A fifteen-year plague begins in the Roman Empire.

★ Gallus concludes a treaty with the Goths.

Europe

★ The sassanide king, Shapur I intervenes in Armenia (251–254).

By Topic

Religion

★ March — Pope Cornelius succeeds Pope Fabian as the 21st pope.

Births

★ Anthony the Great, Christian saint

Deaths

★ Saint Agatha

★ July 1 — Decius, Roman emperor, killed after the battle of Abrittus

★ July 1 — Herennius Etruscus, Roman emperor, killed during the battle of Abrittus

★ Hostilian, Roman emperor, died of plague in Rome

★ Origen (possible date)

★ Sima Yi, strategist of Wei and rival of Zhuge Liang

★ Empress Zhen, wife of Cao Fang

★ Deng Zhi, minister under Liu Bei

★ Tian Yu, general of the Kingdom of Wei