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| Thai solar calendar | 796–797 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴水鸡年 (female Water-Rooster) 380 or −1 or −773 — to — 阳木狗年 (male Wood-Dog) 381 or 0 or −772 |
Year 254 (CCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerianus and Gallienus (or, less frequently, year 1007 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 254 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Roman Consuls.
- The Sassanid Persians had the previous year defeated a Roman field army at Barballisos, and afterwards plundered the defenseless provinces. This period of time is called today the Crisis of the Third Century.
By topic
Religion
- May 12 – Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I.[1]
Deaths
- March 5 – Lucius I, bishop of Rome[2]
- Li Feng (or Anguo), Chinese official and politician
- Tiberius Julius Pharsanzes, Roman client king
- Xiahou Xuan (or Taichu), Chinese general and politician (b. 209)
- Zhang Ni (or Boqi), Chinese general, official and politician
References
- ^ "Saint Stephen I | pope". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-4381-3026-2.