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Himiko
— – 248
Monarch, Shaman
Himiko (卑弥呼; died c. 247 or 248) was a queen of Yamatai, a polity in Wa during the late Yayoi period. She governed a federation of communities over a broad part…
Philostratus
170 – 245
Writer, Sophist, Orator, Philosopher
Philostratus or Lucius Flavius Philostratus (; Ancient Greek: Φιλόστρατος Philostratos; c. 170s – 240s AD), called "the Athenian", was a Greek sophist of the R…
Gordian III
225 – 244
Politician
Gordian III (Latin: Marcus Antonius Gordianus; 20 January 225 – c. February 244) was Roman emperor from 238 to 244. At the age of 13, he became the second-young…
Ammonius Saccas
175 – 242
Philosopher
Ammonius Saccas (; Ancient Greek: Ἀμμώνιος Σακκᾶς; 175–243 AD) was a Hellenistic Neoplatonic self-taught philosopher from Alexandria, Roman Egypt, generally reg…
Ardashir I
180 – 242
Politician
Ardashir I (Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥, romanized: Arda(x)šēr), also known as Ardashir the Unifier (180–242 AD), was the founder of the Sasanian Empire, the…
Sextus Julius Africanus
160 – 240
Writer, Historian, Philosopher
Sextus Julius Africanus (c. 160 – c. 240; Ancient Greek: Σέξτος Ἰούλιος ὁ Ἀφρικανός or ὁ Λίβυς) was a Christian traveler and historian of the late 2nd and early…
Cao Rui
205 – 239
Monarch
Cao Rui () (204 or 205 – 22 January 239), courtesy name Yuanzhong, was the second emperor of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. His parentag…
Balbinus
178 – 238
Politician
Decimus Caelius Calvinus Balbinus (c. 178 – July/August 238 AD) was Roman emperor with Pupienus for three months in 238, the Year of the Six Emperors. Source:…
Pupienus
178 – 238
Politician
Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus (c. 164–238) was Roman emperor with Balbinus for 99 days in 238, during the Year of the Six Emperors. The sources for this perio…
Maximinus Thrax
173 – 238
Politician, Soldier
Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus "Thrax" (c. 173 – 238, also spelled as Maximin in some English modern texts) was Roman emperor from 235 to 238. Of Thracian origin…
Gordian I
159 – 238
Military personnel
Gordian I (Latin: Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus; c. 158 – April 238) was Roman emperor in AD 238 with his son Gordian II during the Year of the…
Gordian II
190s – 238
Military personnel, Politician
Gordian II (Latin: Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus; c. 192 – April 238) was briefly Roman emperor in AD 238 with his father Gordian I during the…
Hippolytus of Rome
170 – 236
Theologian, Writer, Catholic bishop, Patron saint
Hippolytus of Rome ( hi-POLL-it-əs, Ancient Greek: Ἱππόλυτος; Romanized: Hippólytos, c. 165 – c. 235 AD) was one of the most important Christian thinkers of the…
Pope Anterus
— – 236
Catholic priest
Pope Anterus (Latin: Anterus, Classical Greek: Ανθηρός, romanized: Antheros) was the bishop of Rome from 21 November 235 until his death on 3 January 236. Sour…
Pope Pontian
— – 235
Catholic priest
Pope Pontian (Latin: Pontianus; died October 235) was the bishop of Rome from 21 July 230 to 28 September 235. In 235, during the persecution of Christians in t…
Severus Alexander
208 – 235
Politician
Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (1 October 208 AD – March 235 AD), also known as Alexander Severus, was Roman emperor from 222 until 235 AD. He was the last e…
Cassius Dio
150 – 235
Historian, Politician, Military personnel
Lucius Cassius Dio (c. 165 – c. 235), also known as Dio Cassius (Ancient Greek: Δίων Κάσσιος Dion Kassios), was a Roman historian and senator of maternal Greek…
Claudius Aelianus
— – 235
Writer, Orator, Historian, Zoologist, Teacher, Poet
Claudius Aelianus (Ancient Greek: Κλαύδιος Αἰλιανός, romanized: Klaúdios Ailianós; c. 175 – c. 235 AD), commonly Aelian (), born at Praeneste, was a Roman autho…
Julia Avita Mamaea
180 – 235
Politician
Julia Avita Mamaea or Julia Mamaea (14 or 29 August around 182 – March 21/22 235) was a Syrian noble woman and member of the Severan dynasty. She was the mother…
Zhuge Liang
181 – 234
Military engineer, Inventor, Politician, Strategist, Engineer
Zhuge Liang () (23 July 181 AD – 8 October 234 AD), courtesy name Kongming, was a Chinese statesman and strategist who lived through the collapse of the Eastern…