3rd Century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 211 | The Emperor Caracalla makes a new administrative division which lasts only a short time. He splits Hispania Citerior again into two parts, creating the new provinces Hispania Nova Citerior and Asturiae-Calleciae (the later under governor Cerealis). | |
| 4 February | The brothers Caracalla and Geta become Co-Emperors. | |
| December | Caracalla kills his brother Geta and becomes sole Emperor. | |
| 217 | 8 April | Macrinus and Diadumenian become Co-Emperors. |
| 218 | 8 June | Elagabalus becomes Roman Emperor. |
| 222 | 11 March | Alexander Severus becomes Roman Emperor. |
| 235 | Roman Imperial Crisis of the Third Century, from 235 until 284 great confusion in the Imperial seat. | |
| 238 | The unified province Tarraconensis or Hispania Citerior is reestablished. Asturias and Gallaecia are again part of it. | |
| 284 | 20 November | Diocletian becomes Roman Emperor. Beginning of the Dominate period. Under Emperor Diocletian, Lusitania kept its borders and was ruled by a Praeses, later by a Consularis; finally, it was united with the other provinces to form the Diocesis Hispaniarum ("Diocese of Hispania"). |
| 286 | July 21 | Maximian becomes Co-Emperor with Diocletian. |
| 300 | Braga becomes an Episcopal Diocese. |
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