Editing 248

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Year '''248''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCXLVIII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Philippus and Severus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1001 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 248 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 ====
* The revolts of [[Pacatianus]] in [[Moesia]] and [[Iotapianus]] in [[Syria (Roman province)|Syria]] are put down by Senator [[Decius|Trajan Decius]], by order of Emperor [[Philip the Arab]].
* The [[Roman Empire]] continues the celebration of the 1,000th anniversary of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]], with the [[Secular games|''ludi saeculares'']], organized by Philip the Arab.

==== Asia ====
* [[Jungcheon of Goguryeo|Jungcheon]] becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of [[Goguryeo]] (until [[270]]).<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=18 April 2019}}</ref>

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[Cyprian]], Christian writer of [[Berbers|Berber]] descent, becomes bishop of [[Carthage]].
* [[Origen]] writes an eight-volume work, criticizing the [[Paganism|pagan]] writer [[Celsus]].</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[Helena, mother of Constantine I|Flavia Iulia Helena]], Greco-Roman ''Augusta'' (empress), mother of Constantine I (approximate date) (d. [[330]])
* [[Li Liu (Cheng Han)|Li Liu]] (Cheng Han or Xuantong), Chinese [[Da jiang|Grand general]] (d. [[303]])
* [[Sima You]] (or Dayou), Chinese prince and politician (d. [[283]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Dongcheon of Goguryeo|Dongcheon]], Korean ruler of [[Goguryeo]] (b. [[209]])
* [[Himiko]] (or Shingi Waō), Japanese queen regnant (b. [[170]])
* [[Lady Triệu]] (Triệu Ẩu or Triệu Thị Trinh), Vietnamese female warrior (b. [[226]])
* [[Wang Ping (Three Kingdoms)|Wang Ping]], Chinese general and politician

== References ==
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