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[edit] Roman Empire

• July 1—In the Battle of Abrittus, the Goths defeat the Romans; emperors Decius and Herennius Etruscus are killed.
• In Rome, Hostilian, son of Decius, succeeds Decius, while Trebonianus Gallus is proclaimed Emperor by the troops. Gallus accepts Hostilian as co-emperor, but an outbreak of plague strikes the city and kills the young Hostilian.
• A fifteen-year plague begins in the Roman Empire.
• Gallus concludes a treaty with the Goths.

[edit] Europe

• The Sassanid king, Shapur I, intervenes in Armenia (251–254).

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[edit] Religion

• March—Pope Cornelius succeeds Pope Fabian as the 21st pope.

[edit] Births

• Anthony the Great, Christian saint

[edit] Deaths

• Saint Agatha
• July 1—Decius, Roman emperor (killed after the battle of Abrittus)
• July 1—Herennius Etruscus, Roman emperor (killed during the battle of Abrittus)
• Hostilian, Roman emperor (of plague in Rome)
• Origen (possible date)
• Sima Yi, strategist of Wei and rival of Zhuge Liang
• Empress Zhen, wife of Cao Fang
• Deng Zhi, minister under Liu Bei
• Tian Yu, general of the Kingdom of Wei