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==== Roman Empire ====
* [[Rome]] becomes 1,000 years old. The 1,000th anniversary is commemorated with the ''[[Secular Games|Ludi Saeculares]]'' festivals, celebrated throughout the [[Roman Empire]].
* [[Philip the Arab|Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus]] and his 10-year-old son [[Philippus II|Marcus Julius Philippus Caesar]] become [[Roman Consul]]s.
* The [[Goths]] appear on the lower [[Danube]] frontier; they invade [[Ukraine]] and [[Romania]].
* Emperor [[Philip the Arab]] marks the millennium of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] by holding the [[Secular games|''Ludi Saeculares'']].
* The last of the two [[Councils of Arabia]] in the Roman [[Christian Church]] is held in [[Bostra]], [[Arabia Petraea]].