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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

*July 1 - In the Battle of Abrittus, the Goths defeat the Romans; emperors Decius and Herennius Etruscus are killed.
*In Rome, Hostilian, son of Decius, succeeds Decius, while Trebonianus Gallus is proclaimed Emperor by the troops. Gallus accepted Hostilian as co-emperor, but an outbreak of plague struck the city and killed the young Hostilian
*A fifteen-year plague begins in the Roman Empire.
*Gallus concludes a treaty with the Goths.

Europe

*The sassanide king, Shapur I intervenes in Armenia (251-254).

By Topic

Religion

*Pope Cornelius succeeds Pope Fabian.

Births

* Anthony the Great, Christian saint.

Deaths

*Saint Agatha
*July 1 â€" Decius, Roman emperor, killed after the battle of Abrittus
*July 1 â€" Herennius Etruscus, Roman emperor, killed during the battle of Abrittus
*Hostilian, Roman emperor, died of plague in Rome
*Origen (possible date)
*Sima Yi, strategist of Wei and rival of Zhuge Liang

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