What happened in 240?
4 recorded events in 240, including 3 in people and 1 in wars & conflicts. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 1
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Fall of Hatra
240–241 Sasanian capture of Hatra
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People 3
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Sextus Julius Africanus died
Greco-Roman Christian traveller and historian (c.160–c.240)
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Huang Quan died
General of the state of Wei (died 240)
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Fei Shi died
3rd century Shu Han state official
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 240 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 240.
240s 1
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Diocletian born
Born in Doclea. Augustus of the Eastern Roman Empire (244-311).
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