The first Christian paintings appear in Rome, decorating the Catacombs. Emperor Alexander Severus marries Sallustia Orbiana, and possibly raises her father Seius Sallustius to the rank of Caesar.
Culture & Society
The first Christian paintings appear in Rome, decorating the Catacombs.source
Emperor Alexander Severus marries Sallustia Orbiana, and possibly raises her father Seius Sallustius to the rank of Caesar.source
Births
January 20 – Gordian III, Roman emperor (d. 244)source
December 26 – Lawrence, Christian martyr (d. 258)source
Zhong Hui, Chinese general and politician (d. 264)source
Trieu Thi Trinh, Vietnamese female warrior (d. 248)source
Deaths
Gaius Vettius Gratus Sabinianus, Roman consulsource
Sun Shao, Chinese official and chancellor (b. 163)source
Gong Lu, Chinese official and politician (b. 195)source
Xiahou Shang, Chinese general and politiciansource