Peace and unity are finally restored in China, with the victories of theWei Kingdom in the north. The ruling dynasty is worn out by war, and the kingdom is ruled by ministers on their behalf.
The greatpandemic of the Roman world strikes violently inPontus on theBlack Sea, and causes enormous loss of life inAlexandria, encouraging thousands to embrace Christianity.
Pope Stephen I threatens to excommunicateCyprian, bishop ofCarthage, and otherbishops in Africa and Asia Minor, unless they stop rebaptizingheretics. Cyprian attacks the Pope in a treatise that gains support from theCouncil of Carthage. He sends envoys toRome, raising the specter of aschism between the Roman and CarthaginianChurches.
