Editing 249

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[[File:Bust of Decius (loan from Capitoline Museums) - Glyptothek - Munich - Germany 2017.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Emperor [[Trajan Decius]] (c. 201–251)]]
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Year '''249''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCXLIX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Monday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Gavius and Aquilinus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1002 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 249 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 ====
* [[Decius|Trajan Decius]] puts down a revolt in [[Moesia]] and [[Pannonia]]. Loyal [[Roman legionary|legionaries]] proclaim him emperor, and he leads them into [[Italy]]. 
* [[Battle of Verona (249)|Battle of Verona]]: Decius defeats and kills Emperor [[Philip the Arab]].
* [[Decian persecution]]: Decius begins persecuting [[Christianity|Christians]], and others refusing to sacrifice publicly to the Roman gods for the well-being of the emperor.

==== Asia ====
* [[February 5]] &ndash; [[Incident at Gaoping Tombs]]: In the Chinese state of [[Cao Wei]], regent [[Sima Yi]], in a ''coup d'état'', forces his co-regent [[Cao Shuang]] to relinquish his power, after taking control of the capital city of [[Luoyang]]. Sima Yi issues a [[Memorial to the throne|memorial]], which lists the various crimes he and his associates has committed.

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* In [[Alexandria]], the populace pillages the homes of Christians.</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[Shi Chong]] (or Jilun), Chinese politician and statesman

== Deaths ==
* [[February 9]] 
** [[Bi Gui]] (or Zhaoxian), Chinese politician
** [[Cao Shuang]], Chinese general and [[regent]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chen |first1=Shou |title=[[Records of the Three Kingdoms]] |date=300 |location=China |edition=Sanguozhi}}</ref>
** [[Deng Yang]] (or Xuanmao), Chinese politician
** [[He Yan]] (or Pingshu), Chinese philosopher
** [[Huan Fan]] (or Yuanze), Chinese general
** [[Li Sheng (Three Kingdoms)|Li Sheng]] (or Gongzhao), Chinese politician
* [[May 18]] &ndash; [[Jiang Ji]] (or Zitong), Chinese general
* [[Jotapianus]] (or Jotapian), Roman [[usurper]]
* [[Ma Zhong (Shu Han)|Ma Zhong]] (or Dexin), Chinese general and politician
* [[Philip II (Roman emperor)|Philip II]] (the Younger), Roman emperor (b. [[237]])
* [[Philip the Arab]], Roman general and emperor (b. [[204]])
* [[Quan Cong]], Chinese general and politician (b. [[198]])
* [[Wang Bi]], Chinese philosopher and politician (b. [[226]])
* [[Xu Miao]] (or Jingshan), Chinese politician (b. [[172]])
* [[Zhu Ran]], Chinese adviser and general (b. [[182]])

== References ==
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