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==== Religion ====
* [[March 2]] &ndash; [[Mani (prophet)|Mani]], a sage of [[Ancient Persia|Persia]], dies at [[Gundeshapur]] after 30 years of preaching his "[[heresy]]" at the court of the late [[Sasanian Empire|Sassanian]] King [[Shapur I]] and on long journeys to [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]], [[India]] and [[China]]. He is executed or allowed to die in prison, and claims to be a [[prophet]] of God. Mani combines [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]] dualism with [[Christians|Christian]] theology, and his disciples gain wide support for [[Manichaeism]], despite opposition from Roman Emperors.
* [[December 30]] &ndash; [[Pope Felix I]] dies in Rome after a 5-year reign.<ref name=Felix>{{cite web |title=Saint Felix I {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Felix-I |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=24 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==== Transportation ====
* [[Japan]]ese shipwrights build a 100-foot oar-powered vessel for Emperor [[Emperor Ōjin|Ōjin]]. The Japanese will not use sails for another seven centuries.</onlyinclude>