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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

★ Carpians invade Moesia, Emperor Maximinus Thrax campaigns against them.

★ In spite of the payment of a tribute, the Romans fail to persuade the Goths and the Carpians to withdraw from Moesia.

★ March 7 — Gordian I and Gordian II become Roman Emperors. They rule for 36 days (until their deaths on April 12).

★ April 22 — Pupienus and Balbinus become Roman Emperors.

★ The town of Aquileia takes the side of Roman Senate against Maximinus Thrax.

★ July 29 — Gordian III becomes Emperor on the deaths of Pupienus and Balbinus.

★ Future Roman Emperor Valerian becomes ''princeps senatus''.

★ The Colosseum is restored after being damaged.

★ The Goths, coming from Ukraine, cross the Danube and devastate the Empire up to the border with Anatolia.

★ In North Africa, Legio III ''Augusta'', is dissolved. Until its reconstitution in 253, Africa is defended by auxiliary troops only.

Births

★ Empress Yang Yan, the first wife of Emperor Wu

★ Wen Yang

Deaths

★ April 12 — Roman emperors Gordian I (suicide) and Gordian II (killed in battle)

★ June 24 — Maximinus Thrax, Roman Emperor

★ July 29 — Pupienus and Balbinus, Roman Emperors

★ Gongsun Yuan, general of Kingdom of Wei

★ Lun Zhi, general of Kingdom of Wei

★ Jia Fan

★ Chosroes I, King of Armenia (assassinated)