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This article is about the year 251. For other uses, see 251 (number).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century |
| Decades: | 220s 230s 240s - 250s - 260s 270s 280s |
| Years: | 248 249 250 - 251 - 252 253 254 |
| 251 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 251 CCLI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1004 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1593 – -1592 |
| Berber calendar | 1201 |
| Buddhist calendar | 795 |
| Burmese calendar | -387 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5759 – 5760 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚午年十一月廿二日 (2887/2947-11-22) — to —
辛未年十二月初二日(2888/2948-12-2) |
| Coptic calendar | -33 – -32 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 243 – 244 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4011 – 4012 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 306 – 307 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 173 – 174 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3352 – 3353 |
| Holocene calendar | 10251 |
| Iranian calendar | 371 BP – 370 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 382 BH – 381 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2584 |
| Thai solar calendar | 794 |
Events
By Place
Roman Empire
- July 1 — In the Battle of Abrittus, the Goths defeat the Romans; emperors Decius and Herennius Etruscus are killed.
- In Rome, Hostilian, son of Decius, succeeds Decius, while Trebonianus Gallus is proclaimed Emperor by the troops. Gallus accepts Hostilian as co-emperor, but an outbreak of plague strikes the city and kills the young Hostilian.
- A fifteen-year plague begins in the Roman Empire.
- Gallus concludes a treaty with the Goths.
Europe
By Topic
Religion
- March — Pope Cornelius succeeds Pope Fabian as the 21st pope.
Births
Deaths
- Saint Agatha
- July 1 — Decius, Roman emperor (killed after the battle of Abrittus)
- July 1 — Herennius Etruscus, Roman emperor (killed during the battle of Abrittus)
- Hostilian, Roman emperor (of plague in Rome)
- Origen (possible date)
- Sima Yi, strategist of Wei and rival of Zhuge Liang
- Empress Zhen, wife of Cao Fang
- Deng Zhi, minister under Liu Bei
- Tian Yu, general of the Kingdom of Wei