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Heads of state

Calendar overview 250
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| Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian be in Rome by her father Decius to Caesares appointed. Aureus of Herennius Etruscus Aureus of the Hostilian
250 in other calendars
Ethiopian calendar 242/243
Buddhist calendar 793/794 (southern Buddhism); 792/793 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana )
Chinese calendar 49th (50th) cycle , year of the metal horse庚午 ( at the beginning of the year earth-serpent 己巳)
Greek calendar 1./2. Year of the 257th Olympiad
Jewish calendar 4010/11 (September 13-14)
Roman calendar from urbe condita MIII (1003)
Seleucid era Babylon: 560/561 (New Year April); Syria: 561/562 (New Year October)
Spanish era 288
Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) 306/307 (turn of the year April)

Events

Politics and world events

Roman Empire / Teutons

Antoninian of Decius from 250
  • The Roman Emperor Decius appoints his sons Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian to be Caesares (lower emperors) in Rome .
  • In Rome, Decius, as the first emperor after twenty years, began building activity again. The Amphitheatrum Flavium ( Coliseum ), still damaged by the fire of 217 , is being repaired.
Trains of the "Scythian" alliance of the Goths 250–251
  • An alliance of "Scythian tribes" (ie Goths and Carps ) under the Gothic king Kniva invades the Roman Empire and plunders Napoca .
  • While Decius not in Rome , is the Senator appoints Licinianus to Gegenkaiser . He will be executed within a few days.
  • The traditionalist Emperor Decius revives the neglected imperial cult . In general, freedom of religion prevails in the Roman Empire, the imperial cult is the only religious act that is mandatory. Every citizen must pay homage to the deceased emperors who have been declared Divus by the Senate . B. by lighting an incense candle in a temple. Only Christianity , which has been spreading in the cities of the empire for some time, vehemently rejects the imperial cult. This leads to a renewed persecution of the religion. Many Christians, including bishops, renounce their faith.
  • 250/ 251 : The Goths under Kniva conquer Philippopolis . In order to be able to fight Emperor Decius better, they raise Priscus , the previous governor of the province, to the position of anti-emperor. Declared an enemy of the state ( hostis ) by the Senate , Priscus was soon slain and forfeited the damnatio memoriae .

Empire of China

Emperor Sun Quan

religion

  • January 20th : Fabianus , the Bishop of Rome, dies during the persecution of Christians. Because of this, no new bishop is initially elected. Novatian is first appointed to be the spokesman for the community. Fabianus is buried in the Calixtus catacomb . His sarcophagus was rediscovered in 1915.
  • around 250: Origin of the Gospel of Bartholomew .

Disasters

  • In the Roman Empire comes to 271 , the Plague of Cyprian on. The origin is probably in Ethiopia. At the height of the disease, 5000 people die every day.

Historical maps and views

The world around 250

Born

  • 248 or 250: Flavia Iulia Helena , Roman citizen from Bithynia, mother of Constantine I, saint of the Catholic and Orthodox Church († around 330 )
  • around 250: Galerius , Emperor of the Roman Empire († 311 )
  • around 250: Lactantius , rhetoric teacher and Christian apologist († around 320 )
  • around 250: Lukian of Antioch , theologian and priest in Antioch on the Orontes († 312 )

Died

Date of death secured

  • January 20 : Fabianus , Bishop of Rome and saint of the Catholic Church (* before 200)
  • March 12 : Pionius , presbyter of Asia Minor and Christian martyr, saint of the Catholic Church

Exact date of death unknown

Depiction of Cai Wenji from the Qing Dynasty

Died around 250

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