The
Roman Empire is threatened on several fronts at the same time.
Africa revolts and tribes in northwest
Germania, under the name of the
Franks, are raiding the
Rhine frontier.
Mani, a young mystic of
Ctesiphon, proclaims himself a
prophet at the court of Ardashir I. He preaches his doctrine,
Manichaeism, throughout the Sassanid Empire.[2]
Gordian III evacuates the
Cimmerian cities in the
Bosphorus (
Crimea), as the territory is now controlled by the
Goths.
Persia
Shapur I makes a pre-emptive attack on
Antioch to drive out the Romans. Gordian's father-in-law,
Timesitheus, leads a Roman army to defeat the Sassanids at
Carrhae and
Nisibis.
King
Ardashir I, founder of the
Sassanid Empire, dies after a 30-year reign. He is succeeded by his son and co-ruler Shapur I.
Timesitheus becomes ill and dies under suspicious circumstances. Shapur I retreats to the
Sassanid Empire, giving up all the territories he has conquered.
Philip the Arab (Marcus Julius Philippus) declares himself co-emperor, and makes a controversial peace with the
Sassanian Empire, withdrawing from their territory and giving Shapur 500,000 gold pieces. The Sassanians occupy
Armenia.
Philip the Arab is recognized by the
Roman Senate as the new
Roman Emperor with the honorific Augustus. He nominates his son
Philippus, age 6, with the title of Caesar and makes him heir to the throne; gives his brother
Priscus supreme power (rector Orientis) in the Eastern provinces; and begins construction of the city of
Shahba (Syria) in the province of his birth.
The vassal Upper Mesopotamian kingdom of
Osroene is absorbed into the Roman Empire, its last ruler being Abgar (XI) Farhat Bar Ma’nu.
Plotinus, Greek
philosopher, escapes the bloodshed that accompanies the murder of Gordianus III and makes his way to
Antioch. Back in
Rome he founds his
Neoplatonist school and attracts
disciples like
Porphyry, Castricius Firmus and Eustochius of Alexandria.
Decius begins persecuting
Christians, and others refusing to participate in Emperor worship.
Asia
February 5 –
Incident at Gaoping Tombs: In the Chinese state of
Cao Wei, regent
Sima Yi, in a coup d'état, forces his co-regent
Cao Shuang to relinquish his power, after taking control of the capital city of
Luoyang. Sima Yi issues a
memorial, which lists the various crimes he and his associates has committed.
By topic
Religion
In
Alexandria, the populace pillages the homes of Christians.
Significant people
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^Edwell, Peter (2007). Between Rome and Persia: The Middle Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Palmyra Under Roman Control. Routledge. p. 168.
ISBN9781134095735.
^Stratton, J. M. (1969). Agricultural Records. London: John Baker.
ISBN0-212-97022-4.
^Alan K. Bowman; Peter Garnsey; Averil Cameron, eds. (2008). The Cambridge ancient history. Vol. 12, The crisis of empire, A.D. 193-337 (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 37.
ISBN978-1-139-05392-1.
OCLC457145065.
The
Roman Empire is threatened on several fronts at the same time.
Africa revolts and tribes in northwest
Germania, under the name of the
Franks, are raiding the
Rhine frontier.
Mani, a young mystic of
Ctesiphon, proclaims himself a
prophet at the court of Ardashir I. He preaches his doctrine,
Manichaeism, throughout the Sassanid Empire.[2]
Gordian III evacuates the
Cimmerian cities in the
Bosphorus (
Crimea), as the territory is now controlled by the
Goths.
Persia
Shapur I makes a pre-emptive attack on
Antioch to drive out the Romans. Gordian's father-in-law,
Timesitheus, leads a Roman army to defeat the Sassanids at
Carrhae and
Nisibis.
King
Ardashir I, founder of the
Sassanid Empire, dies after a 30-year reign. He is succeeded by his son and co-ruler Shapur I.
Timesitheus becomes ill and dies under suspicious circumstances. Shapur I retreats to the
Sassanid Empire, giving up all the territories he has conquered.
Philip the Arab (Marcus Julius Philippus) declares himself co-emperor, and makes a controversial peace with the
Sassanian Empire, withdrawing from their territory and giving Shapur 500,000 gold pieces. The Sassanians occupy
Armenia.
Philip the Arab is recognized by the
Roman Senate as the new
Roman Emperor with the honorific Augustus. He nominates his son
Philippus, age 6, with the title of Caesar and makes him heir to the throne; gives his brother
Priscus supreme power (rector Orientis) in the Eastern provinces; and begins construction of the city of
Shahba (Syria) in the province of his birth.
The vassal Upper Mesopotamian kingdom of
Osroene is absorbed into the Roman Empire, its last ruler being Abgar (XI) Farhat Bar Ma’nu.
Plotinus, Greek
philosopher, escapes the bloodshed that accompanies the murder of Gordianus III and makes his way to
Antioch. Back in
Rome he founds his
Neoplatonist school and attracts
disciples like
Porphyry, Castricius Firmus and Eustochius of Alexandria.
Decius begins persecuting
Christians, and others refusing to participate in Emperor worship.
Asia
February 5 –
Incident at Gaoping Tombs: In the Chinese state of
Cao Wei, regent
Sima Yi, in a coup d'état, forces his co-regent
Cao Shuang to relinquish his power, after taking control of the capital city of
Luoyang. Sima Yi issues a
memorial, which lists the various crimes he and his associates has committed.
By topic
Religion
In
Alexandria, the populace pillages the homes of Christians.
Significant people
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it. (March 2016)
^Edwell, Peter (2007). Between Rome and Persia: The Middle Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Palmyra Under Roman Control. Routledge. p. 168.
ISBN9781134095735.
^Stratton, J. M. (1969). Agricultural Records. London: John Baker.
ISBN0-212-97022-4.
^Alan K. Bowman; Peter Garnsey; Averil Cameron, eds. (2008). The Cambridge ancient history. Vol. 12, The crisis of empire, A.D. 193-337 (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 37.
ISBN978-1-139-05392-1.
OCLC457145065.