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Contents

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

★ Quintillus briefly holds power over the Roman Empire, and is succeeded by Aurelian.

★ Vandals and Sarmatians driven out of Roman territory.

★ Romans leave Utrecht after regular invasions of Germanic peoples.

★ 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

★ 20 November — Maximinus, Roman Emperor

★ Nicholas of Myra, Roman priest and later bishop (approximate date)

★ Rabbah bar Nahmani, Babylonian 'amora

Deaths

★ St. Valentine (by execution under Claudius II)

★ Roman Emperor Claudius II (infectious disease)

★ Quintillus, Roman emperor

★ Plotinus, the father of Neo-Platonism (approximate date)

★ Jingu of Japan, possibly legendary empress of Japan

★ Luo Xian, general of the Kingdom of Shu

★ Qiao Zhou, minister of the Kingdom of Shu