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Roman Empire

 * The ravage  and.
 * , and  break off from the  to form the.
 * The amount of in Roman currency falls below 10%.
 * A second Imperial edict prohibits in the Roman Empire.  This edict divides Christians into four categories: priests, who are to be put to death; senators and equestrians, who are to be stripped of their positions and their property confiscated; nuns, who are to be exiled, and imperial civil servants, who are condemned to forced labour.

Asia

 * succeeds as ruler of the Chinese

Religion

 * , the bishop of, is martyred (decapitation).
 * Pope is martyred.

Education

 * is founded in Nanjing, China.

Births

 * (approximate date)

Deaths

 * —, early writer
 * , relative of who rebelled against the
 * , regent of
 * , relative of who rebelled against the
 * , regent of
 * , regent of