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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

* The Goths ravage Asia Minor and Trabzon.
* Gaul, Britain and Spain break off from the Roman Empire to form the Gallic Empire.
* The amount of silver in Roman currency falls below 10%.
* A second Imperial edict prohibits Christianity in the Roman Empire. This edict divides Christians into four categories: priests, who are to be put to death; senators and equestrians, who are to be stripped of their positions and their property confiscated; nuns, who are to be exiled; and imperial civil servants, who are condemned to forced labour.

Asia

* Sun Xiu succeeds Sun Liang as ruler of the Chinese kingdom of Wu

By Topic

Religion

* Cyprian, the bishop of Carthage, is martyred (decapitation).
* Pope Sixtus II is martyred.

Education

* Nanjing University is founded in Nanjing, China.

Births

* Emperor Hui of Jin China (approximate date)

Deaths

* August 6 — Pope Sixtus II
* August 10 — Saint Lawrence
* September 14 — Cyprian, early Christian writer
* Novatian, antipope
* Zhuge Dan, relative of Zhuge Liang who rebelled against the Wei Kingdom
* Sun Lin, regent of Wu