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Sixtus II , Bishop of Rome, is executed with four deacons. | |
258 in other calendars | |
Ethiopian calendar | 250/251 |
Buddhist calendar | 801/802 (southern Buddhism); 800/801 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
Chinese calendar | 49th (50th) cycle , year of the earth tiger戊寅 ( at the beginning of the year fire buffalo 丁丑) |
Greek calendar | 1./2. Year of the 259th Olympiad |
Jewish calendar | 4018/19 (September 15/16) |
Roman calendar | from urbe condita MXI (1011) |
Seleucid era | Babylon: 568/569 (New Year April); Syria: 569/570 (New Year October) |
Spanish era | 296 |
Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 314/315 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Roman Empire
- Imperial crisis of the 3rd century : Further groups of the Franks penetrate westwards across the Rhine towards Gaul .
- The Roman emperor Gallienus sets up a new, mobile cavalry troop, the battle cavalry . The headquarters of the troops will be Mediolanum . Your commander is given the title “Praefectus Equitum”, which has been around for a long time. Over time, he developed into the highest ranking officer in the Roman army.
- Gallienus' son, Valerianus Caesar, dies in Pannonia .
- Gallienus' younger son Saloninus is elevated to Caesar .
Empire of China
- Three Kingdoms Era : Spring: Wei regent Sima Zhao conquers the city of Shouchun, which is the base of the uprising of General Zhuge Dan . The general and his family are executed.
- Dissatisfied with the unsuccessful support for the uprising in the Wei Dynasty, Wu Emperor Sun Liang plans to overthrow his regent Sun Ling. However, he manages to penetrate the capital Nanjing with his troops , surround the palace and depose Emperor Sun Liang to let. In his place, his older brother Sun Xiu is appointed the new emperor of the Wu dynasty.
religion
- August 6th : Roman soldiers attack a Christian church service and execute the Bishop of Rome , Sixtus II , and four deacons. The office of Roman bishop remains vacant for two years.
- September 14 : The bishop of Carthage , Cyprian of Carthage , is publicly beheaded during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Valerian .
- The Roman Senate decides to accept Valerianus Caesar into the heaven of gods. He will be revered by the Romans as a divus in the future .
science and technology
- Establishment of Nanjing University
Died
Date of death secured
- August 6th : Sixtus II , Bishop of Rome and Christian martyr
- August 10th : Lawrence of Rome , Christian martyr
- September 14 : Cyprian of Carthage , Bishop of Carthage and Christian martyr (* around 200 )
Exact date of death unknown
- Concordia , Christian saint
- Felicissimus and Agapitus , Christian martyrs
- Sun Lin , Chinese regent (* 231 )
- Valerianus Caesar , Roman under-emperor
- Zhuge Dan , Chinese warlord