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Chronological Table: Goths

A tribute paid by the Romans to the Goths.

Pope Urban I.

The Persians totally defeated by Alexander Severus.

Pope Pontianus. 235 Pope Anterus.

MAXIMINUS assassinates Alexander Severus, and is proclaimed Emperor of 236 The Sixth Persecution of the Christians. -- Rome.

Pope Fabianus. 237 Maximinus defeats the Darcians and Sarmatians. 238 MAXIMUS and BALBINUS Emperors of Rome. -- 242 GORDIAN Emperor of Rome. defeats the Persians under Sapor. 244 PHILIP THE ARABIAN Emperor of Rome. 248 The Secular Games celebrated at Rome.Pompey's Theatre burned. ---- 249 250 St. Cyprian elected Bishop of Carthage DECIUS Emperor of Rome.

The Seventh Persecution of the Christians under Decius. Pope St. Cornelius. 251 VIBIUS VOLUSIANUS Emperor of Rome. 252 GALLUS Emperor of Rome.

Pope Lucius I. 253 The Goths, Burgundians, etc., make an irruption into Mœsia and Pannonia. 254 VALERIANUS Emperor of Rome.

Pope Stephen I. 257 The Eighth Persecution of the Christians.

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Pope Sixtus II. 259 The Persians ravage Syria.

Pope Dionysius. 260 GALLIENUS Emperor of Rome.-Period of the Thirty Tyrants. - The Temple of Diana at Ephesus burned. 261 Sapor, the Persian, takes Antioch, Tarsus, and Cæsarea. 267 The Heruli invade and ravage Greece. 268 CLAUDIUS II. Emperor of Rome. 269 The Goths and Heruli, to the number of 320,000, defeated by Claudius. - Pope Felix I. 270 AURELIAN Emperor of Rome. 271 The Alemanni and Marcomanni ravage the Empire. 272 The Ninth Persecution of the Christians. 273 Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, defeated by Aurelian at Edessa. 274 Pope Eutychianus. 275 TACITUS Emperor of Rome. 276 FLORIANUS Emperor of Rome. 277 PROBUS Emperor of Rome. 282 CARUS Emperor of Rome defeats the Quadi and Sarmatians. - CARINUS-NUMERIANUS Emperors of Rome. 283 Pope Caius. 284 DIOCLETIAN Emperor of Rome. 286 Diocletian takes Maximianus as his partner in the Empire. - The Empire attacked by the northern nations.