Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century
Decades: 200s 210s 220s 230s 240s - 250s - 260s 270s 280s 290s 300s
Years: 247 248 249 250 251 - 252 - 253 254 255 256 257
Events
- Sun Liang succeeds Sun Quan as king of the Chinese Kingdom of Wu.
- Pope Cornelius is imprisoned by Roman emperor Trebonianus Gallus.
- Valerian recreated Legio III Augusta to fight the Berbers.
Deaths
- Sun Quan, Chinese warlord and founder of the Kingdom of Wu\n