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3rd century
(2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century - other centuries)
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Events
- The Sassanid dynasty of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east. (230 - 232 AD).
- Crisis of the Third Century shakes Roman Empire
- Emperor Valerian I is taken captive by the Persian King of Kings Shapur I. (260 AD).
- End of Yayoi era and beginning of Kofun period, the first part of the Yamato period in Japan.
- Sarnath becomes a center of Buddhist arts in India
- Diffusion of maize as a food crop from Mexico into North America begins
- Four bishoprics are established in Mauretania Tingitania .
- The Kingdom of Funan reaches its zenith under the rule of Fan Shih-man .
Significant persons
- Diocletian, Roman emperor
- Plotinus, c.204 - 270
- Constantine, first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity (c. 312 CE)
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
Decades and years
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