253
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This article is about the year 253. For other uses, see 253 (number).
For the book see 253 (book).
| Centuries: | 2nd century · 3rd century · 4th century |
| Decades: | 220s 230s 240s 250s 260s 270s 280s |
| Years: | 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 |
| 253 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 253 CCLIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1006 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1591 – -1590 |
| Buddhist calendar | 797 |
| Chinese calendar | 2889/2949-11-15 (壬申年十一月十五日) — to —
2890/2950-11-24(癸酉年十一月廿四日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 245 – 246 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4013 – 4014 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 308 – 309 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 175 – 176 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3354 – 3355 |
| Holocene calendar | 10253 |
| Iranian calendar | 369 BP – 368 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 380 BH – 379 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 913 (皇紀913年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 10253 |
| Julian calendar | 298 |
| Korean calendar | 2586 |
| Thai solar calendar | 796 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By Place
[edit] Roman Empire
- Period of the Thirty Tyrants in the Roman empire. For the most part, Generals in the border regions are proclaimed Emperor by their armies in order to stop the (primarily) Germanic invaders.
- Emperor Trebonianus Gallus slain by his own troops in Moesia.
- Aemilianus becomes Emperor.
- Valerian I becomes Emperor. He appoints his son Gallienus as his junior colleague.
- In violation of a treaty signed with Rome, the Goths invade Asia Minor.
[edit] By Topic
[edit] Religion
- Pope Cornelius is sent into exile.
- June 25 - Pope Lucius I succeeds Pope Cornelius as the 22nd pope.
- Lucius is arrested almost immediately following his election and also exiled.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- Pope Cornelius
- Aemilianus, Roman emperor
- Trebonianus Gallus, Roman emperor
- Saint Babylas, Patriarch of Antioch
- Fei Yi, general-in-chief of the Shu Kingdom
- Zhuge Ke, son of Zhuge Jin, officer of the Wu Kingdom
- Sun He
- Ehe Shaoge
