3rd century

The 3rd century is the period from 201 - 300 in accordance with the Julian calendar Julian calendar

The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC [i] by Julius Caesar [i] and took force in 45 BC [i] . ... 

 in the Christian Era Anno Domini

Anno Domini , abbreviated as AD, defines an epoch [i] based on the traditionally-reckon ... 

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The 3rd century is the period from 201 - 300 in accordance with the Julian calendar Julian calendar

The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC [i] by Julius Caesar [i] and took force in 45 BC [i] . ... 

 in the Christian Era Anno Domini

Anno Domini , abbreviated as AD, defines an epoch [i] based on the traditionally-reckon ... 

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Overview

Events

• 212: Constitutio Antoniniana grants citizenship Citizenship
  
  Citizenship is membership in a political community and carries with it rights [i] to political partici ... 
  
   to all free Roman men
• 212-216: Baths of Caracalla Baths of Caracalla
  
  The Baths of Caracalla were Roman [i] public baths, or thermae [i], built in Rome [i] b ... 
  
  
• 230-232: Sassanid dynasty Sassanid Empire
  
  The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Empire is the name used for the fourth Iranian dynasty, and the s... 
  
   of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east
• 235-284: Crisis of the Third Century shakes Roman Empire Roman Empire
  
  The Roman Empire was a phase of the ancient Roman [i] civilization characterized by an autocratic [i] ... 
  
  
• 250-538: Kofun era Kofun period
  
  The is an era in the history of Japan [i] from around 250 to 538. ... 
  
  , the first part of the Yamato period Yamato period
  
  The is the period of Japanese history [i] when the Japanese Imperial court ruled from modern ... 
  
   in Japan Japan
  
  is an island country [i] in East Asia [i]. ... 
  
  
• 258: Valerian's Massacre of Christians
• 260: Roman Emperor Valerian I Valerian (emperor)
  
  Publius Licinius Valerianus , known in English [i] as Valerian, was Roman Emperor [i] ... 
  
   is taken captive by Shapur I Shapur I
  
  Shapur I, son of Ardashir I [i], was King of Persia [i] from 241 [i] to 272 [i]. ... 
  
   of Persia
• 184-280: Period of the Three Kingdoms Three Kingdoms
  
  The Three Kingdoms period is a period in the history of China [i], part of an era of disunity called th ... 
  
  
• 280-420: Jin Dynasty  of China
• Sarnath Sarnath
  
  Sarnath, located 13 kilometres from Varanasi [i], Uttar Pradesh [i], India [i], is the deer park where Gautama Buddha [i] ... 
  
   becomes a center of Buddhist Buddhism
  
  Buddhism is a dharmic [i], non-theistic [i] religion [i], a way of life, a p ... 
  
   arts in India India
  
  India , officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia [i]. ... 
  
  
• Diffusion of maize Maize
  
  Maize , also known as corn, is a cereal [i] grain [i] that was domesticated in Mesoamerica [i]. ... 
  
   as a food crop from Mexico Mexico
  
  The United Mexican States, generally known as Mexico is a country [i] located in North America [i] ... 
  
   into North America North America
  
  North America is a continent [i] in the Earth [i]'s northern hemisphere [i] and almost fully in the western hemisphere [i]... 
  
   begins
• The Kingdom of Funan Funan
  
  Funan was a pre-Angkor [i] Indianized kingdom [i] located around the Mekong [i] delta, probably establis ... 
  
   reaches its zenith under the rule of Fan Shih-man
• The Goths Goths
  
  The Goths were an East Germanic tribe [i] who from the 2nd century [i] settled Scythia [i], Dacia [i] a... 
  
   move from Gothiscandza Gothiscandza
  
  Gothiscandza was according to the 6th century [i] Goth scholar Jordanes [i], the first settlement of the ... 
  
   to Ukraine Ukraine
  
  Ukraine is a country [i] in Eastern Europe [i]. ... 
  
   and shape the Chernyakhov culture Chernyakhov culture
  
  The Chernyakhov culture was a material culture, the distribution of which corresponded roughly to Ukraine [i] ... 
  
  
  

Significant persons

• Clement of Alexandria Clement of Alexandria
  
  Clement of Alexandria , was the first member of the Church [i] of Alexandria [i] to be more ... 
  
  
• Diocletian Diocletian
  
  Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus , born ??????? and known in English as Diocletian, wa... 
  
  , Roman Roman Empire
  
  The Roman Empire was a phase of the ancient Roman [i] civilization characterized by an autocratic [i] ... 
  
   emperor
• Diophantus of Alexandria Diophantus
  
  Diophantus of Alexandria was a Hellenistic [i] mathematician [i]... 
  
  , wrote Arithmetica
• Hippolytus, considered first Antipope Antipope
  
  An antipope is a person who makes a widely accepted claim to be the lawful Pope [i], in opposition to th... 
  
  
• Liu Hui Liu Hui
  
  Liu Hui ?? was a Chinese [i] mathematician [i] who lived in the 200s [i] in the Wei Kingdom [i]. ... 
  
  , Chinese mathematician
• Mani , founder of Manichaeism Manichaeism
  
  Manichaeism was one of the major ancient religion [i]s of Iranian origin.... 
  
  
• Origen
• Pappus of Alexandria, Greek mathematician
• Plotinus Plotinus
  
  Plotinus was a major philosopher in the ancient world and is widely considered the father of Neoplatonism [i]... 
  
  , founder of Neoplatonism
• Tertullian, sometimes called father of Latin church
• Wang Pi, Taoist Taoism
  
  Taoism is the English name for:The English word "Taoism" is used to translate the Chinese [i] ... 
  
  
• M. Sattonius Iucundus, restorer of the Thermae Thermae
  
  The term thermae was the word the ancient Romans [i] used for the buildings housing the ... 
  
   in Heerlen Heerlen
  
  Heerlen is a municipality [i] and a town [i] in the southeastern Netherlands [i] and the second biggest ... 
  
  
• Zhuge Liang Zhuge Liang
  
  Zhuge Liang was one of the greatest strategists of post-Han China [i], as well as a statesma ... 
  
  , known as the greatest strategist during the period of the Three Kingdoms Three Kingdoms
  
  The Three Kingdoms period is a period in the history of China [i], part of an era of disunity called th ... 
  
  
• Lui Bei, founding emperor of the Kingdom of Shu
• Cao Cao Cao Cao
  
  Co Cao was a regional warlord [i] and the last Chancellor [i] of Eastern Han Dynasty [i]... 
  
  , founding emperor of the Kingdom of Wei
  

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

• A primitive form of glasses Glasses
  
  Glasses, spectacles, or eyeglasses are frames bearing lenses [i] worn below the forehea ... 
  
   were developed for a nearsighted princess in Syria Syria
  
  Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in the Middle East [i]. ... 
  
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• Compass Compass
  
  A compass is a navigational instrument for finding directions on the earth.... 
  
   invented in China
  

Decades and years

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