253

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Instance of: year
Part of: 250s
Followed by: 254
Follows: 252

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Commons category: 253
topic's main category: Category:253
point in time: 0253-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 253
category for births in this time period: Category:253 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:253 deaths

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Emperor Gallienus

Year 253 (CCLIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Volusianus and Claudius (or, less frequently, year 1006 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 253 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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