260
- 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 | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 260 CCLX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1013 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| 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) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 252 – 253 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4020 – 4021 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 315 – 316 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 182 – 183 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3361 – 3362 |
| Iranian calendar | 362 BP – 361 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 373 BH – 372 BH |
| Thai solar calendar | 803 |
Events
By Place
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.
- Roman fort of Wiesbaden (Germany) captured by the Alamanni (possibly 259).
- Franks took control over the Scheldt estuary (approximate date).
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.
By Topic
Arts and Sciences
- Earliest known date of chess.
Religion
- July 22 - Pope Dionysius succeeds Pope Sixtus II as the 25th pope.
- 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)
- Sun Liang, emperor of the Chinese Kingdom of Wu
- Chen Tai, minister of the Kingdom of Wei
Categories
1st millennium | 260