258

This article is about the year 258. For other uses, see 258 (number).

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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

The Goths ravage Asia Minor and Trabzon
Gaul, Britain and Spain break off from the Roman Empire to form the Gallic Empire
The amount of silver in Roman currency falls below 10%.
A second Imperial edict prohibits Christianity in the Roman Empire. This edict divides Christians into four categories: priests, who are to be put to death; senators and equestrians, who are to be stripped of their positions and their property confiscated; nuns, who are to be exiled, and imperial civil servants, who are condemned to forced labour.

Asia

Sun Xiu succeeds Sun Liang as ruler of the Chinese kingdom of Wu

By Topic

Religion

Cyprian, the bishop of Carthage, is martyred (decapitation).
Pope Sixtus II is martyred.

Education

Nanjing University first founded in Nanjing, China

Births

Emperor Hui of Jin China (approximate date)

Deaths

August 6 - Pope Sixtus II
August 10 - Saint Lawrence
September 14 - Cyprian, early Christian writer
Novatian, antipope
Zhuge Dan, relative of Zhuge Liang who rebelled against the Wei Kingdom

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