260
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This article is about the year 260. For other uses, see 260 (number).
Centuries: | 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century |
Decades: | 230s 240s 250s - 260s - 270s 280s 290s |
Years: | 257 258 259 - 260 - 261 262 263 |
260 by topic | |
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State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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Gregorian calendar | 260 CCLX |
Ab urbe condita | 1013 |
Armenian calendar | N/A |
Bahá'í calendar | -1584 – -1583 |
Berber calendar | 1210 |
Buddhist calendar | 804 |
Burmese calendar | -378 |
Chinese calendar | 2896/2956-12-1 (己卯年十二月初一日) — to —
2897/2957-11-12(庚辰年十一月十二日) |
Coptic calendar | -24 – -23 |
Ethiopian calendar | 252 – 253 |
Hebrew calendar | 4020 – 4021 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | 315 – 316 |
- Shaka Samvat | 182 – 183 |
- Kali Yuga | 3361 – 3362 |
Holocene calendar | 10260 |
Iranian calendar | 362 BP – 361 BP |
Islamic calendar | 373 BH – 372 BH |
Japanese calendar | |
Korean calendar | 2593 |
Thai solar calendar | 803 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By Place
[edit] Roman Empire
- Gallienus becomes Emperor.
- Gallienus defends what remains of the empire against barbarians and usurpers. He reorganizes the army and reforms the administration.
- Gallienus reinforces the military and establishes a new mobile force supported by the cavalry, which becomes the pivot of the Roman army. The army's headquarters are established in Milan.
- The Roman fort of Wiesbaden (Germany) is captured by the Alamanni (possibly 259).
- Franks take control over the Scheldt estuary (approximate date).
[edit] Asia
- Persian king Shapur I destroys Caesarea Mazaca in Asia Minor.
- Cao Huan succeeds Cao Mao as ruler of the Chinese Kingdom of Wei.
- Syria, Egypt and Palestine break off from the Roman Empire to form the Persian-supported Palmyran Empire.
[edit] By Topic
[edit] Arts and Sciences
- Earliest known date of chess.
[edit] Religion
- Paul of Samosata becomes Patriarch of Antioch.
[edit] Births
- Emperor Hui of Jin China (approximate date)
[edit] Deaths
- Cao Mao, ruler of the Chinese Kingdom of Wei (killed in an abortive coup d'état against Sima Zhao)
- Emperor Valerian I (approximate date)
- Sun Liang, emperor of the Chinese Kingdom of Wu
- Chen Tai, minister of the Kingdom of Wei