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Roman Empire
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Carpians invadeMoesia ; EmperorMaximinus Thrax campaigns against them.
* In spite of the payment of a tribute, the Romans fail to persuade the Goths and the Carpians to withdraw from Moesia.
*March 7 —Gordian I andGordian II become Roman Emperors. They rule for 36 days (until their deaths onApril 12 ).
*April 22 —Pupienus and Balbinus become Roman Emperors.
* The town ofAquileia takes the side ofRoman Senate against Maximinus Thrax and he is executed by the Praetorian Guard.
*July 29 —Gordian III becomes Emperor on the deaths of Pupienus and Balbinus.
* Future Roman Emperor Valerian becomes "princeps senatus ".
* TheColosseum is restored after being damaged.
* TheGoths , coming fromUkraine , cross theDanube and devastate the Empire up to the border withAnatolia .
* InNorth Africa , Legio III "Augusta", is dissolved. Until its reconstitution in253 , Africa is defended by auxiliary troops only.Births
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Empress Yang Yan , the first wife ofEmperor Wu (d.274 )
*Wen Yang (d.291 )Deaths
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April 12 —Roman emperors Gordian I (suicide ) andGordian II (killed in battle)
*June 24 —Maximinus Thrax , Roman Emperor
*July 29 —Pupienus and Balbinus , Roman Emperors
*Gongsun Yuan , general ofKingdom of Wei
*Lun Zhi , general ofKingdom of Wei
*Jia Fan , general ofKingdom of Wei
* Chosroes I, King of Armenia (assassinated)
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