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Events
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Roman Empire
* Period of the Thirty Tyrants in the Roman empire. For the most part, generals in the border regions are proclaimed emperor by their armies in order to stop the (primarily) Germanic invaders.
* EmperorTrebonianus Gallus is slain by his own troops inMoesia .
*Aemilianus becomes Emperor.
* Valerian I becomes Emperor. He appoints his sonGallienus as his junior colleague.
* In violation of a treaty signed with Rome, theGoths invadeAsia Minor .By Topic
Religion
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Pope Cornelius is sent into exile.
*June 25 —Pope Lucius I succeedsPope Cornelius as the 22ndpope .
* Lucius is arrested almost immediately following his election and also exiled.Births
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Pope Cornelius
*Aemilianus , Roman emperor
*Trebonianus Gallus , Roman emperor
*Saint Babylas , Patriarch of Antioch
*Fei Yi , general-in-chief of theShu Kingdom
*Zhuge Ke , son ofZhuge Jin , officer of theWu Kingdom
*Sun He , son ofSun Quan
*Ehe Shaoge , a general of Qiang
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