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Roman Empire
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Quintillus briefly holds power over the Roman Empire, and is succeeded byAurelian .
* TheVandals andSarmatians are driven out of Roman territory.
* The Romans leave Utrecht after regular invasions of Germanic peoples.
* An economic crisis strikes the Roman empire: due to the partition of the empire, invasions and usurpations and the sacking of the countryside and cities by invaders, agricultural and industrial production are significantly decreased, and mines lie unused. A monetary crisis ensues, including inflation of up to 1,000 % in certain areas of the Empire.Births
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20 November —Maximinus ,Roman Emperor
*Nicholas of Myra , Roman priest and laterbishop (approximate date)
*Rabbah bar Nahmani , Babylonian 'amoraDeaths
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St. Valentine (executed byClaudius II )
*Roman Emperor Claudius II (infectious disease)
*Quintillus , Roman emperor
*Plotinus , father ofNeo-Platonism (approximate date)
*Jingu of Japan , possibly legendary empress ofJapan
*Luo Xian , general of theKingdom of Shu
*Qiao Zhou , minister of theKingdom of Shu
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