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==== Roman Empire ====
* [[July 1]] &ndash; [[Battle of Abritus]]: The [[Goths]] defeat Emperor [[Decius]] and his son [[Herennius Etruscus]], on swampy ground in the [[Dobruja]] ([[Moesia]]).  
* [[May]] &ndash; The first [[Councils of Carthage|Synod of Carthage]], a pre-ecumenical council, is held under the presidency of [[Cyprian|Saint Cyprian]].   
* In [[Ancient Rome|Rome]], [[Hostilian]], son of Decius, succeeds his father, while [[Trebonianus Gallus]] is proclaimed [[Roman emperor|Emperor]] by the troops. Gallus accepts him as co-emperor, but an outbreak of [[Plague (disease)|plague]] strikes the city, and kills Hostilian.
* The prosperity of [[Roman Britain]] declines during this period, as the [[Germanic peoples|Germanic tribes]] of the [[Franks]] and [[Saxons]], whose homelands are in [[Friesland]] and the [[Low Countries]], make raids around the southeast coast.
* Gallus makes peace with the Goths; he permits them to keep their plunder, and offers them a bribe not to return.  
* A 15-year [[Antonine Plague#Plague of Cyprian|plague]] begins in the [[Roman Empire]].