260
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Years:
256
257
258
259
-
260
-
261
262
263
264
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Decades
:
230s
240s
250s
-
260s
-
270s
280s
290s
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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'tat
against
Sima Zhao
Emperor Valerian I
(approximate date)
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