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| 240 in other calendars | |
| Ethiopian calendar | 232/233 |
| Buddhist calendar | 783/784 (southern Buddhism); 782/783 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 48th (49th) cycle , year of the metal monkey庚申 ( at the beginning of the year Earth-Sheep 己未) |
| Greek calendar | 3rd / 4th Year of the 254th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 4000/01 (September 4th / 5th) |
| Roman calendar | ab urbe condita XMIII (993) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 550/551 (New Year April); Syria: 551/552 (turn of the year October) |
| Spanish era | 278 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 296/297 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
- around 240: Shapur I follows his father Ardaschir I as ruler of the Persian Sassanid Empire , although Ardaschir still lives until around 242 .
- or 241 : The Persian Empire under Shapur I conquered the city of Hatra , which was allied with the Roman Empire . This is the trigger for another Roman-Persian war .
nature and environment
- November 10th : The Great Comet C / 240 V1 appears and is observed in China for about 5 weeks.
Sports
- A game comparable to fistball is played by Emperor Gordian III. first mentioned in a document.
Born
- around 240: Diocletian , Roman Emperor († 316 )
- around 240: Maximian , Roman co-emperor († 310 )
Died
- Zebinus , Bishop of Antioch
Web links
Commons : 240 - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
