260

Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century

Decades: 210s 220s 230s 240s 250s - 260s - 270s 280s 290s 300s 310s

Years: 254 256 257 258 259 - 260 - 261 262 263 264 265

• Valerian I captured by the Persian king Sapor[?]
• Gallienus succeeds Valerian I as Roman emperor
• Wei Yuan Di[?] succeeds Wei Gao Gui Xiang Gong[?] as ruler of the Chinese Wei[?] kingdom
• 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

Births

Deaths

• Emperor Valerian I