246

This article is about the year 246. For the number, see246 (number).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century 3rd century 4th century
Decades:	220s 230s 240s 250s 260s
Years:	243 244 245 246 247 248 249

246 in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	246 CCXLVI
Ab urbe condita	999
Assyrian calendar	4996
Balinese saka calendar	167–168
Bengali calendar	−347
Berber calendar	1196
Buddhist calendar	790
Burmese calendar	−392
Byzantine calendar	5754–5755
Chinese calendar	Ất xấuNăm (WoodOx) 2943 or 2736 — to — Bính Dần năm (FireTiger) 2944 or 2737
Coptic calendar	−38 – −37
Discordian calendar	1412
Ethiopian calendar	238–239
Hebrew calendar	4006–4007
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	302–303
-Shaka Samvat	167–168
-Kali Yuga	3346–3347
Holocene calendar	10246
Iranian calendar	376 BP – 375 BP
Islamic calendar	388 BH – 387 BH
Javanese calendar	124–125
Julian calendar	246 CCXLVI
Korean calendar	2579
Minguo calendar	1666 beforeROC Dân trước 1666 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	−1222
Seleucid era	557/558AG
Thai solar calendar	788–789
Tibetan calendar	Âm mộc ngưu năm (female Wood-Ox) 372 or −9 or −781 — to — Dương hỏa hổ năm (male Fire-Tiger) 373 or −8 or −780

Year246(CCXLVI) was acommon year starting on Thursday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar,the246th Yearof the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 246th year of the1st millennium,the 46th year of the3rd century,and the 7th year of the240s decade.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Praesens and Albinus(or, less frequently,year 999Ab urbe condita). The denomination 246 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• EmperorPhilip the Arabfights theGermansalong theDanube River.
• The first of twoCouncils of Arabiain the RomanChristian Churchis held inBostra,Arabia Petraea.

Korea

• BaekjeKingdom under KingGoi of Baekjeattacks the ChinesecommanderyofDaifang.

Births

• Cao Huan,Chinese emperor of theCao Weistate (d.303)

Deaths

• Dong Yun(orXiuzhao), Chinese general and politician
• Gu Tan(orZimo), Chinese official and politician (b.205)
• Jiang Wan(orGongyan), Chinese general and statesman