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Events

• 250 : First general persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire due to Decius ' edict of sacrifice , which does not forbid Christianity but devalues it as a sect .
• around 250: The Franks are mentioned for the first time in Roman historiography.
• 1st half of June 251 : Battle of Abrittus , Emperor Decius is killed in battle against the Goths ; his successor is Trebonianus Gallus .
• 257 : Great persecution of Christians in Rome by Valerian .
• 259 : The Alamanni conquer the Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes on a broad front , the occupation of which was considerably reduced because of the internal Roman conflict between Emperor Gallienus and the usurper Postumus .

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