238
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- This article is about the year 238. For other uses, see 238 (number).
| Centuries: | 2nd century · 3rd century · 4th century |
| Decades: | 200s 210s 220s 230s 240s 250s 260s |
| Years: | 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 |
| 238 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 238 CCXXXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 991 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Chinese calendar | 2874/2934-12-28 (丁巳年十二月廿八日) — to —
2875/2935-12-8(戊午年十二月初八日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 230 – 231 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3998 – 3999 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 293 – 294 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 160 – 161 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3339 – 3340 |
| Iranian calendar | 384 BP – 383 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 396 BH – 395 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Thai solar calendar | 781 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By Place
[edit] Roman Empire
- Carpians invade Moesia, Emperor Maximinus Thrax campaigns against them.
- In spite of the payment of a tribute, the Romans fail to persuade the Goths and the Carpians to withdraw from Moesia.
- March 7 - Gordian I and Gordian II become Roman Emperors. They rule for 36 days (until their deaths on April 12).
- April 22 - Pupienus and Balbinus become Roman Emperors.
- The town of Aquileia takes the side of Roman Senate against Maximinus Thrax.
- July 29 - Gordian III becomes Emperor on the deaths of Pupienus and Balbinus.
- Future Roman Emperor Valerian becomes princeps senatus.
- The Colosseum is restored after being damaged.
- The Goths, coming from Ukraine, cross the Danube and devastate the Empire up to the border with Anatolia.
- In North Africa, Legio III Augusta, is dissolved. Until its reconstitution in 253, Africa is defended by auxiliary troops only.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- April 12 - Roman emperors Gordian I (suicide) and Gordian II (killed in battle)
- June 24 - Maximinus Thrax, Roman Emperor
- July 29 - Pupienus and Balbinus, Roman Emperors
- Gongsun Yuan, Chinese warlord in Liaodong and northwestern Korea
- Chosroes I, King of Armenia (assassinated)
