What happened in 259?
4 recorded events in 259, including 3 in people and 1 in wars & conflicts.
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Wars & Conflicts 1
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Battle of Mediolanum
Battle during the Roman-Germanic wars (259)
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People 3
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Polyeuctus died
Roman Armenian martyr and saint (died 259)
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Sun Chen died
Eastern Wu general and regent (232-259)
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Wang Chang died
Chinese military general and politician (died 259)
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 259.
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Sun Jun died
Eastern Wu state general and regent (219-256)
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Valerian II died
Roman emperor
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Stephen I died
Pope and Bishop of Rome from 254 to 257
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Sixtus II died
Bishop of Rome from 257 to 258
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Cyprian died
Bishop of Carthage and Christian writer (c.210-258)
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Novatian died
3rd century scholar, priest, theologian and antipope
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Battle of Edessa
260 AD battle between the Sasanian Empire and the Roman Empire
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Valerian died
Roman emperor
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Saloninus died
Roman nobleman and briefly emperor (c. 242 – 260)
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Macrianus Major died
Usurper of the Roman Empire (died 261)
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Wang Ji died
Chinese Cao Wei general (190-261)
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Yang Xi died
Chinese Shu Han state official (died 261)
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