240
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This article is about the year 240. For other uses, see 240 (number).
| Centuries: | 2nd century · 3rd century · 4th century |
| Decades: | 210s 220s 230s 240s 250s 260s 270s |
| Years: | 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 |
| 240 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 240 CCXL |
| Ab urbe condita | 993 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1604 – -1603 |
| Buddhist calendar | 784 |
| Chinese calendar | 2876/2936-12-20 (己未年十二月二十日) — to —
2877/2937-12-1(庚申年十二月初一日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 232 – 233 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4000 – 4001 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 295 – 296 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 162 – 163 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3341 – 3342 |
| Holocene calendar | 10240 |
| Iranian calendar | 382 BP – 381 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 394 BH – 393 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 900 (皇紀900年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 10240 |
| Julian calendar | 285 |
| Korean calendar | 2573 |
| Thai solar calendar | 783 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By Place
[edit] Roman Empire
- The revolt of Sabinianus in Africa is put down.
[edit] Asia
- Maharaja Sri-Gupta, becomes Emperor of Gupta.
- Ardashir I, Sassanid king of Persia destroys Hatra.
[edit] By Topic
[edit] Religion
- Mani preaches his doctrine, Manichaeism, in Persia.
[edit] Births
- Sporus of Nicaea, Greek mathematician and astronomer (approximate date)
[edit] Deaths
- Ammonius Saccas, Neoplatonic philosopher (approximate date)
