Historical and Political Snippets in Time
The following entries mark events of historical or political significance
over the period 201 A.D. through 250 A.D.
- 201 to 250
- Emperor Septimius Severus visits Britain; d. at York
(211); succeeded by his sons Caracalla (- 217) and
Geta, the latter being murdered by Caracalla
- "Civis Romanus Sum!" Roman citizenship given to every
freeborn subject in Empire (212)
- After the assassination of Caracalla (217) Heliogabalus
becomes emperor (218 - 222)
- End of Han dynasty in China (220), followed by four
centuries of division
- The Goths invade Asia Minor and Balkan Peninsula (220)
- Emperor Alexander Severus (222 - 235)
- After the end of the Andgra dynasty in the Deccan region,
(225), the southern part of India breaks up into several
kingdoms
- The Sassanids in Persia (Ctesiphon) (226)
- Emperor Alexander Severus murdered in army meeting (235);
Maximinus emperor (- 238)
- Emperor Maximinus assassinated by his troops (238);
succeeded by Gordian I and II, Balbinus, Pupienus, and
Gordian III (- 244)
- Emperor Philip the Arabian (244 - 249)
- Emperor Decius (249 - 251)
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