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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 the Kingdom of Wei
• Zhong Yao, minister of the Kingdom of Wei
• Zhang Yi, officer of the Kingdom of Shu

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