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258
From Encyclopedia Jr, free information reference for Kids
- This article is about the year 258. For other uses, see 258 (number).
| 258 by topic |
| Politics |
| State leaders - Sovereign states |
| Birth and death categories |
| Births - Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments - Disestablishments |
258 in other calendars
| Gregorian calendar |
258
CCLVIII |
| Ab urbe condita |
1011 |
| Armenian calendar |
N/A |
| Chinese calendar |
2954 – 2955
丁丑 – 戊寅 |
| Ethiopian calendar |
250 – 251 |
| Hebrew calendar |
4018 – 4019 |
| Hindu calendars |
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| - Vikram Samvat |
313 – 314 |
| - Shaka Samvat |
180 – 181 |
| - Kali Yuga |
3359 – 3360 |
| Iranian calendar |
364 BP – 363 BP |
| Islamic calendar |
375 BH – 374 BH |
Events
By Place
Roman Empire
- The Goths ravage Asia Minor and Trabzon
- Gaul, Britain and Spain break off from the Roman Empire to form the Gallic Empire
- The amount of silver in Roman currency falls below 10%.
- A second Imperial edict prohibits Christianity in the Roman Empire. This edict divides Christians into four categories: priests, who are to be put to death; senators and equestrians, who are to be stripped of their positions and their property confiscated; nuns, who are to be exiled, and imperial civil servants, who are condemned to forced labour.
Asia
- Sun Xiu succeeds Sun Liang as ruler of the Chinese kingdom of Wu
By Topic
Religion
- Cyprian, the bishop of Carthage, is martyred (decapitation).
- Pope Sixtus II is martyred.
Education
- Nanjing University first founded in Nanjing, China
Births
- Emperor Hui of Jin China (approximate date)
Deaths
- August 6 - Pope Sixtus II
- August 10 - Saint Lawrence
- September 14 - Cyprian, early Christian writer
- Novatian, antipope
- Zhuge Dan, relative of Zhuge Liang who rebelled against the Wei Kingdom
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