3 g Maximinus is slain at Aquileia by Pupienus. (*) 238
23rd of the Romans, Gordian 2 reigned for 6 years.
1 h Antherus is ordained as the 18th bishop of Rome, for one month, after whom the 19th, Fabianus for 13 years. 239
3 e The theatre of Pompey and the Hecatonstylon burned down. 247
2 i After Gordian had entered Rome, Pupienus and Albinus who had seized power were slain in the palace. * 240
f 'Athlamos' (600) ran in the contest for the birthday of the city of Rome, and this game has been held for a thousand years. 1
255th Olympiad 4 g Philip constructs the city in 248
(1) The manuscripts contain either 'athalmos' or '600'. The reason is clear: the Greek contained the numeral for 600, and Jerome initially misread it as a proper name, 'Athalmos'. Later he realised the mistake, and corrected it, but some manuscripts derive from uncorrected copies of the text.
(2) There were three Gordians, not one.
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Thrace that bears his name. himself also crowned with martyrdom. Eight letters of Cyprian to him are extant. (*)
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5 a Dionysius held the 23rd episcopacy of the church of Alexandria for 17 years. 249 258th Olympiad
6 250 1 a A pestilential sickness seized many provinces of the whole world, and especially at Alexandria and in Egypt, as Dionysius writes, and the book On Mortality by Cyprian is a witness. (*) 253
7 b The older Philip is slain at Verona, the younger at Rome. (*) 251
25th of the Romans, Decius reigned for 1 year, 3 months.
c Decius, from Pannonia Inferior, was born at Budalia. * b Novatus a presbyter of Cyprian's, coming to Rome, unites Novatian and other confessors to himself, because Cornelius had received penitent apostates. (*)
1 d 7th persecution d After Decius had killed the Philips, father and son, from hatred of them he launches a persecution against the Christians. 252
c Demetrianus is appointed as the 13th bishop of Antioch.
e Anthony the monk is born in Egypt.
f At Rome the amphitheatre burned down. 2270 2 d Lucius holds the 21st episcopacy of the Roman Church for 8 months. After which Stephen is the 22nd for 3 years. There are extant some letters of Cyprian to both of them. (*) 254
g After Alexander, bishop of Jerusalem, had been killed as a martyr at Caesarea of Palestine and Babylas at Antioch, Mazabanus and Fabius are appointed bishops. e A jubilee, according to most of our people.
f Gallus and Volusianus, when they set out from the City against Aemilianus, who was causing a revolt in Moesia, were killed in Forum Flaminii or, as some believe, at Interamna. (*)
h Decius along with his son is murdered in Abritto.