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EVENTS
Roman Empire
July 1
– In the
Battle Of Abrittus
, the
Goths
defeat the
Romans
; emperors
Decius
and
Herennius Etruscus
are killed.
In Rome,
Hostilianus
, son of Decius, succeeds Decius, while
Trebonianus Gallus
is proclaimed
Roman Emperor
by the troops. Gallus later put Hostilianus to death.
A fifteen-year plague begins in the
Roman Empire
.
Gallus concludes a dishonorable treaty with the
Goths
.
Europe
---The
Sassanide
king,
Shapur I
intervenes in Armenia (251-
254
).
Religion
---
Pope Cornelius
succeeds
Pope Fabian
.
---The persecution of
Christians
under Decius ends.
BIRTHS
Anthony The Great
,
Christian
Saint
.
DEATHS
Agatha
,
Christian
Saint
July 1
–
Decius
,
Roman Emperor
, killed after the
Battle Of Abrittus
July 1 –
Herennius Etruscus
, Roman emperor, killed during the battle of Abrittus
Hostilian
, Roman emperor, died of plague in Rome
Origen
(possible date)
Sima Yi
, strategist of Wei and rival of Zhuge Liang