3rd century

(2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century - other centuries)

• Crisis of the Third Century shakes Roman Empire
• End of Yayoi era and beginning of Kofun period, the first part of the Yamato period in Japan.
• Sarnath becomes a center of Buddhist arts in India

• Diocletian, Roman emperor
• Plotinus, c.204 - 270

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