248 - Definition and Overview

Events

• Cyprian becomes bishop of Carthage.
• Origen writes an eight-volume work against the pagan writer Celsus.
• The Roman empire celebrates the 1000th anniversary of the city of Rome with spectacular games organized by Philip the Arab

Births

• Flavia Iulia Helena, later Augusta of the Roman Empire.(approximate date)

Deaths

• Himiko, semi-legendary queen of Japan