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| Years: 244 245 246 247 - 248 - 249 250 251 252 | |
| Decades: 210s 220s 230s - 240s - 250s 260s 270s | |
| Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century | |
Events
- Cyprian becomes bishop of Carthage.
- Origen writes an eight-volume work against the pagan writer Celsus.
- The Roman empire celebrates the 1000th anniversary of the city of Rome with spectacular games organized by Philip the Arab
Births
- Flavia Iulia Helena, later Augusta of the Roman Empire.(approximate date)