257
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This article is about the year 257. For the number 257, see 257 (number).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 2nd century – 3rd century – 4th century |
| Decades: | 220s 230s 240s – 250s – 260s 270s 280s |
| Years: | 254 255 256 – 257 – 258 259 260 |
| 257 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 257 CCLVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1010 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1587 – -1586 |
| Bengali calendar | -336 |
| Berber calendar | 1207 |
| Buddhist calendar | 801 |
| Burmese calendar | -381 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5765 – 5766 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙子年十一月廿九日 (2893/2953-11-29) — to —
丁丑年十一月初九日(2894/2954-11-9) |
| Coptic calendar | -27 – -26 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 249 – 250 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4017 – 4018 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 312 – 313 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 179 – 180 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3358 – 3359 |
| Holocene calendar | 10257 |
| Iranian calendar | 365 BP – 364 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 376 BH – 375 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2590 |
| Thai solar calendar | 800 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Roman Empire
- Valerian I recovers Antioch from Shapur.
- The Goths build a fleet on the Black Sea.
- The Goths separate into the Ostrogoths and the Visigoths.
- Aurelian defeats the Goths along the lower Danube, bringing many prisoners back to Rome.
[edit] By topic
[edit] Religion
- August 30—Pope Sixtus II succeeds Pope Stephen I as the 24th pope.
- Valerian's persecution of Christians begins: his edict orders bishops and priests to sacrifice according to the pagan rituals, and prohibits Christians, under penalty of death, from meeting at the tombs of their deceased.
[edit] Births
- Saint Gregory the Illuminator, founder and patron saint of the Armenian Church (approximate date)
- Empress Jia Nanfeng, wife of Emperor Hui
[edit] Deaths
- Pope Stephen I
- Zhu Yi, general of Kingdom of Wu
- Wen Qin, general of Kingdom of Wu
- Yue Lin, general of Kingdom of Wei
