252 CE

Shapur I invades Armenia, and appoints Artavazd VI as the new Armenian king. Pope Cornelius is exiled to Centumcellae, by Emperor Trebonianus Gallus. Battle of Barbalissos: King Shapur I defeats the Roman army (some 70,000 men) at Barbalissos in Syria (approximate date).

In the 250s, the 3rd century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Sun Liang succeeds his father Sun Quan, as emperor of the Chinese state of Eastern Wu.source

Conflict & Security

  • Shapur I invades Armenia, and appoints Artavazd VI as the new Armenian king.source
  • Shapur I puts down the revolt in Khorasan (Iran and Turkmenistan), and rejoins his army.source
  • Battle of Barbalissos: King Shapur I defeats the Roman army (some 70,000 men) at Barbalissos in Syria (approximate date).source
  • Georgia submits peacefully to Shapur I, and becomes a vassal of the Sassanid Empire.source

Religion & Belief

  • Pope Cornelius is exiled to Centumcellae, by Emperor Trebonianus Gallus.source

Births

  • Wang Jun (or Pengzu), Chinese general and warlord (died 314)source
  • Eusignius of Antioch, Roman general and martyr (died 362)source
  • Wei Huacun, founder of the Shangqing sect of Daoism (died 334)source

Deaths

  • May 21 – Sun Quan, founder of the Eastern Wu state (born 182)source
  • Pan (or Pan Shu), Chinese empress of the Eastern Wu statesource
  • Tiridates II (or Khosrov), Roman client king of Armeniasource
  • Tian Yu (or Guorang), Chinese general and politician (born 171)source