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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

*Valerian I recovers Antioch from Shapur.
*The Goths build a fleet on the Black Sea.
*The Goths separate into the Ostrogoths and the Visigoths.
*Aurelian defeats the Goths along the lower Danube, bringing many prisoners back to Rome.

By Topic

Religion

*August 30 — Pope Sixtus II succeeds Pope Stephen I as the 24th pope.
*Valerian's persecution of Christians begins: his edict orders bishops and priests to sacrifice according to the pagan rituals, and prohibits Christians, under penalty of death, from meeting at the tombs of their deceased.

Births

*Saint Gregory the Illuminator, founder and patron saint of the Armenian Church (approximate date)
*Empress Jia Nanfeng, wife of Emperor Hui

Deaths

*Pope Stephen I
*Zhu Yi, general of Kingdom of Wu
*Wen Qin, general of Kingdom of Wu
*Yue Lin, general of Kingdom of Wei