Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century Decades: 190s 200s 210s 220s 230s - 240s - 250s 260s 270s 280s 290s Years: 239 240 241 242 243 - 244 - 245 246 247 248 249 Events Philip the Arab becomes Roman emperor Births Alexander of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople (possible date) Deaths Gordian III, Roman emperor\n This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.