257

This page relates to the year 257 Calendrier Julien.

Events

• August 30th: Election of the Holy bishop of Rome Sixth II. > 258

• August: Persecution of Valérien (257-258): an edict orders to the bishops and to the priests to sacrifice according to the ancient and prohibited rite to the Christians to meet on the tombs of their late under penalty of death. Martyrdom supposed of holy Pons according to the tradition.

• the Goths build a fleet on the Black Sea.
• the Goths separate in Ostrogoths and Visigoths.
• the future emperor Aurélien pack the Goths on the the lower Danube, their fact of many prisoners and gives in state the line of the files.

• Odénat, prince of Palmyre fight with dimensions of Chahpuhr Ier against the Roman Syria.

Births in 257

Death in 257

• August 2nd: Etienne Ier (pope).

Map-bms: 257

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