250

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This article is about the year 250. For other uses, see 250 (number).

Centuries:	2nd century · 3rd century · 4th century
Decades:	220s 230s 240s 250s 260s 270s 280s
Years:	247 248 249 250 251 252 253

250 by topic

Politics

State leaders - Sovereign states

Birth and death categories

Births - Deaths

Establishments and disestablishments categories

Establishments - Disestablishments

250 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	250 CCL
Ab urbe condita	1003
Armenian calendar	N/A
Chinese calendar	2886/2946-11-11 (己巳年十一月十一日) — to — 2887/2947-11-21 (庚午年十一月廿一日)
Ethiopian calendar	242 – 243
Hebrew calendar	4010 – 4011
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	305 – 306
- Shaka Samvat	172 – 173
- Kali Yuga	3351 – 3352
Iranian calendar	372 BP – 371 BP
Islamic calendar	384 BH – 383 BH
Japanese calendar
- Imperial Year	Kōki 910 (皇紀910年)
- Jōmon Era	10250
Thai solar calendar	793

[edit] Events

[edit] By Place

[edit] Roman Empire

• A group of Franks penetrate as far as Tarragona in Spain (approximate date).
• The Goths invade Moesia.
• The Alamanni drive the Romans from the modern area of Donau-Ries.
• An epidemic of the Plague begins in Egypt and spreads through the Roman Empire.

[edit] Africa

• The Kingdom of Aksum (Axum) takes control of commerce on the Red Sea.

[edit] Asia

• Kofun Period begins in Japan.

[edit] The Americas

• Teotihuacán is rebuilt as a four-quartered cosmogram by Zapotec architects brought from Monte Albán in Oaxaca.

[edit] By Topic

[edit] Arts and Sciences

• Diophantus writes Arithmetica the first systematic treatise on algebra.

[edit] Births

• Maximian, Roman emperor (approximate date)
• Galerius, Roman emperor, (approximate date)
• Constantius Chlorus, Roman emperor and father of Constantine the Great (approximate date)
• Licinius, Roman emperor (approximate date)
• Arius, Christian priest and founder of Arianism

[edit] Deaths

• January 20 - Pope Fabian
• Ambrose of Alexandria, Christian writer (approximate date)
• Saint Denise