260

align="center" colspan=2 | Years:
256 257 258 259 - 260 - 261 262 263 264

align="center" colspan=2 | Decades:
230s 240s 250s - 260s - 270s 280s 290s

align="center" | Centuries:
2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century

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.

Cao Mao, ruler of the Chinese Kingdom of Wei, is killed in an abortive coup d'tat against Sima Zhao
Emperor Valerian I (approximate date)

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