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| Years: 256 257 258 259 - 260 - 261 262 263 264 | |
| Decades: 230s 240s 250s - 260s - 270s 280s 290s | |
| Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century 260 (number) | |
Events
- Valerian I captured by the Persian king Shapur I; Gallienus becomes sole Roman emperor.
- Shapur 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 Persia-supported Palmyran Empire.
- Roman fort of Wiesbaden (Germany) captured by the Alamanni (possibly 259).
- Franks took control over the Scheldt estuary (approximate date).
- Earliest known date of chess.
- Paul of Samosata becomes Patriarch of Antioch.
Births
- Emperor Hui of Jin China (approximate date)
Deaths
- Cao Mao, ruler of the Chinese Kingdom of Wei, is killed in an abortive coup d'état against Sima Zhao
- Emperor Valerian I (approximate date)af:260
ast:260 bg:260 bs:260 ca:260 cs:260 da:260 de:260 el:260 es:260 eo:260 eu:260 fr:260 ko:260년 hr:260 io:260 it:260 lb:260 nl:260 nb:260 nn:260 pl:260 pt:260 ro:260 ru:260 sk:260 sl:260 sr:260 fi:260 sv:260 tt:260 uk:260 zh:260年