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Year
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Hint
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Answer
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251
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The ___ and Saxons begin raiding the coast of Britain
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Franks
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252
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A Roman army of ___ men is defeated in Syria by the Sassanids
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70000
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253
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The Roman empire is split in two, with Valerian taking the east and his son, ___, taking the west
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Gallienus
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254
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Pope (and saint) ___ dies after returning to Rome from exile
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Lucius I
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255
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A rebellion is crushed in the Chinese state of ___ ___
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Cao Wei
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256
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The Goths invade the Balkans and Anatolia, and the province of ___ is lost to the Romans
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Dacia
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257
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Under Valerian, the important city of ___ is recovered from Persia
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Antioch
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258
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The last of the Three Rebellions in ___ are crushed by Sima Zhou
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Shouchun
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259
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The ___ Empire is formed as modern Spain, France and Britain break away from Roman control
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Gallic
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260
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Approximately now, the game of ___ is invented in India
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Chess
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261
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The ___ tribe are crushed at Milan after ravaging the area for years
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Alemanni
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262
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The Temple of ___ is destroyed by the Goths, being the first of the existing 7 wonders of the ancient world to be destroyed
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Artemis
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263
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The Chinese state of ___ ___ is conquered, ending the Three Kingdoms period
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Shu Han
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264
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Sima Zhou, regent of Cao Wei, styles himself the King of ___
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Jin
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265
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The Romans attempt to recover the breakaway state in the west, but are defeated by ___
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Postumus
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266
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Odaenathus of ___ attempts to capture the Persian capital of Ctesiphon, but fails to breach its walls
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Palmyra
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267
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The above is assassinated, and is succeeded by his wife, ___
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Zenobia
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268
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The ___ first appear as a distinct people from the Goths
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Visigoths
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269
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Claudius II becomes known as Claudius ___ for defeating the Goths in battle
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Gothicus
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270
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Following the death of the above, ___ replaces him and immediately repels a German invasion
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Aurelian
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271
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The Romans finally withdraw their administration from Dacia, thereby shortening the ___ frontier
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Danube
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272
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The ___ Empire in the Near East is brought to an end after the surrender of their queen to the Romans
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Palmyrene
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273
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King Hormizd I of Persia dies after a short reign in which he has shown tolerance to the anti-materialist ___ faith
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Manichean
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274
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A temple is built and dedicated to ___ ___. The worship of this sun god becomes the state religion of Rome
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Sol Invictus
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275
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The ___ Dynasty begins in Southern India
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Pallava
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276
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After 2 Roman Emperors are murdered within a year, Emperor ___ invites the responsible factions to a banquet and massacres them, before burning a survivor alive
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Probus
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277
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Tuboa Xilu becomes the leader of the ___ clan in Northern China
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Tuboa
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278
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The defeated ___ tribes are resettled in devastated Roman provinces in hopes of repopulating them
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Germanic
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279
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The Jin Dynasty conquers the last of the Three Kingdoms in China (the ___ ___)
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Eastern Wu
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280
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The ___ tribe appear in Central Germany. A modern state in Germany is named after them.
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Thuringii
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281
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A triumph is celebrated in Rome after the defeat of 3 usurpers and the ___ tribe
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Vandal
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282
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___ becomes Roman Emperor after a successful usurpation in Raetia
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Carus
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283
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The above exploits a civil war in the ___ Empire and invades, sacking the capital
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Sassanid
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284
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Diocletian becomes Roman Emperor, ushering in the ___ period
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Dominate
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285
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The above then appoints a fellow officer, Maximian to the post of ___ (junior emperor)
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Caesar
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286
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Maximian defeats a rebellion and then an invasion of Gaul, and is awarded the title of ___, becoming co-emperor
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Augustus
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287
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Diocletian signs a peace treaty with the Persians and reorganises the ___ frontier in the east
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Mesopotamian
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288
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An army, probably led by future emperor ___, defeats a usurper in Gaul
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Constantius
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289
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The future co-emperor of the above (___) distinguishes himself in a campaign against the Sarmatians
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Galerius
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290
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The founder of the Jin dynasty dies, having reestablished the capital in ___
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Luoyang
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291
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The ___, who will eventually establish themselves within modern France, are defeated by both the Goths and Alemanni
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Burgundians
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292
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The ___ Code is produced. It is the first codification of Roman law
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Gregorian
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293
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The ___ begins as Rome finds itself with 4 coexisting emperors
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Tetrarchy
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294
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Tiridates III of ___ is defeated by the Sassanids and flees to Rome
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Armenia
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295
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In Rome, an edict is issued against the sexual crime of ___
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Incest
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296
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The province of ___ is returned to the Roman Empire after having been controlled by rebels for 10 years
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Britannia
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297
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Thirumalisai Alvar, one of the 12 ___ Saints, who is said to have lived for 4500 Years, dies
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Azhwar
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298
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The manufacture of cultured ___ becomes popular from Korea to Japan
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Silk
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299
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___ are expelled from the Roman army
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Christians
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300
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In Central America, the ___ civilization reaches its peak
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Mayan
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