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Year 249 (CCXLIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gavius and Aquilinus (or, less frequently, year 1002 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 249 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

  • Trajan Decius puts down a revolt in Moesia and Pannonia. Loyal legionaries proclaim him emperor and he leads them into Italy. At a battle at Verona, he defeats and kills Philip the Arab.
  • Decius begins persecuting the Christians and others refusing to participate in Emperor worship.

    • Asia

  • Sima Yi takes complete control of Cao Wei by executing his political rival Cao Shuang and his clan, marking the start of Sima family rule, which eventually gave rise to the Jin Dynasty.

    • Religion

  • In Alexandria, the populace pillages the homes of Christians.

    • Births

  • Sima Lun, usurper of the Jin Dynasty in China (possible date) (d. 301)

    • Deaths

  • Cao Shuang, general of Wei
  • Cao Xi, second son of Cao Zhen
  • Ma Zhong, general of Shu Han
  • Philip the Arab, Roman emperor (b. 204)
  • Quan Cong, general of the Kingdom of Wu (b. 198)
  • Wang Bi, Chinese philosopher (b. 226)
  • Zhu Ran, general of the Kingdom of Wu (b. 182)

    • References

    249 Wikipedia
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