220s

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This is a list of events occurring in the 220s, ordered by year.

220

By place

Roman Empire

Asia

By topic

Religion

  • The Wei Dynasty will give official recognition to Daoism (Taoism) as its religious sect, and the sect's celestial masters will reciprocate by giving spiritual approbation to the Wei as successors to the Han. By the end of the century most powerful families in northern China will subscribe the Daoist principles.

221

By place

Roman Empire

Asia

222

By place

Roman Empire

Asia

By topic

Commerce

  • The silver content of the Roman denarius falls to 35 percent under emperor Alexander Severus, down from 43 percent under Elagabalus.[citation needed]

Religion

  • October 14Pope Callixtus I is killed by a mob in Rome's Trastevere after a 5-year reign in which he has stabilized the Saturday fast three times per year, with no food, oil, or wine to be consumed on those days. Callixtus is succeeded by cardinal Urban I.

223

By place

Asia

224

By place

Parthia

225

By place

Roman Empire

By topic

Arts and Science

226

By place

Asia

227

By place

Roman Empire

Ireland

Persia

228

Original Meaning

The Number of the Cross Country Gods


Roman Empire

Asia

229

By place

Roman Empire

Asia

By topic

Arts and sciences


Significant people

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ^ Stratton, J.M. (1969). Agricultural Records. John Baker. ISBN 0-212-97022-4. 
  2. ^ An annotated translation of the Weilue

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