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2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century\n|}

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

\n*Pope Cornelius succeeds Pope Fabian.\n*Battle of Abrittus between Romans and Goths.\n*The persecution of Christians under Decius ends.\n*Herennius Etruscus, Hostilian, and Trebonianus Gallus each succeed Decius as Roman emperor.

Births

\n* Anthony the Great

Deaths

\n*Origen (possible date)\n*Decius, Roman emperor\n*Herennius Etruscus, Roman emperor\n*Hostilian, Roman emperor \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n