General
Population: Between 190 and 230 million*
- Entertainment: Diophantus of Alexandria produces first book on Algebra
Early algebra books produced in China
- Religion: Christian persecution increases - Martyrs revered as saints
Death of Pope Fabian
- Deaths: Pope Fabian
Americas
- Classic Mayan period begins in Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico
Europe
- Britain: Roman power wanes as Germans (Anglo Saxons) invade
- Roman Empire: Emperor worship made compulsory and Christian persecution renews
Runaway inflation in Rome
Bubonic plague cripples empire with 5,000 dying daily