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Year 248 (CCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Philippus and Severus (or, less frequently, year 1001 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 248 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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Roman Empire

  • The revolts of Pacatianus in Moesia and Iotapianus in Syria are put down by senator Decius, by order of emperor Philip the Arab.
  • The Roman Empire continues the celebration of the 1,000th anniversary of the city of Rome, with the ludi saeculares, organized by Philip the Arab.

    • Religion

  • Cyprian becomes bishop of Carthage.
  • Origen writes an eight-volume work criticizing the pagan writer Celsus.

    • Births

  • Flavia Iulia Helena, later Augusta of the Roman Empire (approximate date)

    • Deaths

  • Himiko, Queen of Japan
  • Trieu Thi Trinh, Vietnamese, female warrior (b. 225)
  • Wang Ping, general of Shu

    • References

    248 Wikipedia
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