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248

Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century

Decades: 190s 200s 210s 220s 230s - 240s - 250s 260s 270s 280s 290s

Years: 243 244 245 246 247 - 248 - 249 250 251 252 253

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Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• Cyprian becomes bishop of Carthage.
• Origen writes an eight-volume work against the pagan writer Celsus.
• The Roman empire celebrates the 1000th anniversary of the city of Rome with spectacular games organized by Philip the Arab

Births

• Flavia Iulia Helena, later Augusta of the Roman Empire.(approximate date)

Deaths

• Himiko, semi-legendary queen of Japan

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