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Events
By Place
Roman Empire
* The revolts of
Pacatianus inMoesia andIotapianus in Syria are put down by senatorDecius , by order of EmperorPhilip 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.By Topic
Religion
*
Cyprian becomes bishop ofCarthage .
*Origen writes an eight-volume work criticizing the pagan writerCelsus .Births
* Flavia Iulia Helena, later Augusta of the
Roman Empire (approximate date)Deaths
*
Himiko , Queen ofJapan
*Trieu Thi Trinh , Vietnamese, female warrior (b.225 )
*Zhu Ran , general of Wu (b.182 )
*Wu Can , general of Wu (b.187 )
*Wang Ping , general of Shu
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