History
 

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World

General

Population: Between 190 and 230 million*
  • Religion: Pope Dionysus appointed
  • Deaths: Emperor Valerian

Asia

  • General: Chinese Buddhists begin pilgrimages to India

Europe

  • General: Gallic Empire begins covering most of France and Britain to 274
    Goths reach Black Sea,
  • Roman Empire: Shapur I of Persia captures Valerian in battle and Valerian dies in captivity, Gallienus emperor of Rome and period of Thirty Tyrants as pretenders to the throne (or 260)
  • Wales: Famine in Wales causes populace to eat tree bark and they "pined" to death

Middle East

  • Persia: Sasanians captureemperor Valerian at Edessa



 
 
 
 
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