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Roman Empire
- The revolts of Pacatianus in Moesia and Iotapianus in Syria are put down by senator Decius, by order of Emperor Philip the Arab.
- The Roman Empire continues the celebration of the 1,000th anniversary of the city of Rome, with the ludi saeculares, organized by Philip the Arab.
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Religion
- Cyprian becomes bishop of Carthage.
- Origen writes an eight-volume work criticizing the pagan writer Celsus.
Births
- Flavia Iulia Helena, later Augusta of the Roman Empire (approximate date)
Deaths
- Himiko, Queen of Japan
- Trieu Thi Trinh, Vietnamese, female warrior
- Zhu Ran, general of Wu
- Wu Can, general of Wu
- Wang Ping, general of Shu
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