Editing 247

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[[Image:Sestertius Philip 247-lv lxiii.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|300px|[[Sestertius]] minted in 247 by [[Philip the Arab]] to celebrate [[Dacia]] province and its legions, [[Legio V Macedonica|V ''Macedonica'']] and [[Legio XIII Gemina|XIII ''Gemina'']]. Note the eagle and the lion, V's and XIII's symbols, in the reverse.]]
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Year '''247''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCXLVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Philippus and Severus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1000 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 247 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== 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]].

==== Asia ====
* [[Himiko (queen)|Himiko]] of [[Yamataikoku]], in [[Japan]], begins a war against King Himikoku of Kunukoku.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Walker |first1=Brett L. |title=A Concise History of Japan |date=2015 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781107004184 |page=18 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NGt2BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA18|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Cheomhae of Silla|Cheomhae]] becomes king of the Korean kingdom of [[Silla]].<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org |access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref>
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== Births ==
* [[Pan Yue (poet)|Pan Yue]], Chinese poet and writer of the [[Jin dynasty (265–420)|Jin Dynasty]] (d. [[300]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Song |first1=Geng |title=The Fragile Scholar: Power and Masculinity in Chinese Culture |date=2004 |publisher=Hong Kong University Press |isbn=9789622096202 |page=143 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ei4PJ92qy6IC&pg=PA143|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Prisca (empress)|Prisca]], Roman empress and wife of [[Diocletian]] (d. [[315]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Abba Arikha]], Babylonian Jewish scholar and [[rabbi]] (b. [[175]])
* [[Bu Zhi]] (or '''Zishan'''), Chinese general, official and statesman<ref>{{cite book |title=Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B.C.E.-618 C.E. |date=1998 |publisher=M.E. Sharpe |isbn=9780765641823 |page=272 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u7mLql4TAxoC&pg=PA272|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Xiang Lang]] (or '''Juda'''), Chinese general, official and politician
*[[Zhang Chunhua]], wife of [[Sima Yi]], regent of the [[Cao Wei]] state (b. [[189]])

== References ==
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