War & RuptureThe 3rd century

War & Rupture in the 3rd century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged war and rupture — wars, invasions, conquests, battles and armed conflict, narrowed to the 3rd century — 2 of them, drawn from 2 nations, running from 220 to 272. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
2
Nations
2
Earliest
220
Latest
272

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. — Asia:

    China

    Collapse of the Han and centuries of division

    The Han empire fragments into the Three Kingdoms and successive Northern and Southern Dynasties, a long era of disunion during which Buddhism takes deep root in China.

    Era: Division, Reunification, and the Tang-Song Golden Age

    Sources: China · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  2. — Asia:

    Syria

    Zenobia, Palmyra and the war with Rome

    Queen Zenobia of Palmyra breaks from Rome and conquers Egypt and Asia Minor, before the emperor Aurelian defeats her armies and captures the city; Palmyra's ruins are today a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    Era: Aramaeans, Rome and the Glory of Palmyra

    Sources: Zenobia — Queen of Palmyra · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Site of Palmyra — UNESCO World Heritage List · UNESCO World Heritage Centre