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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Education

Births

Deaths

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 first 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