261
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This article is about the year 261. For other uses, see 261 (number).
| Centuries: | 2nd century · 3rd century · 4th century |
| Decades: | 230s 240s 250s 260s 270s 280s 290s |
| Years: | 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 |
| 261 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 261 CCLXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1014 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1583 – -1582 |
| Buddhist calendar | 805 |
| Chinese calendar | 2897/2957-11-13 (庚辰年十一月十三日) — to —
2898/2958-11-23(辛巳年十一月廿三日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 253 – 254 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4021 – 4022 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 316 – 317 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 183 – 184 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3362 – 3363 |
| Holocene calendar | 10261 |
| Iranian calendar | 361 BP – 360 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 372 BH – 371 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 921 (皇紀921年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 10261 |
| Julian calendar | 306 |
| Korean calendar | 2594 |
| Thai solar calendar | 804 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By Place
[edit] Roman Empire
- Gallienus crushes the Alamanni at Milan.
- Gallienus repeals the edict of 257, which led to the persecution the Christians.
- Gallienus usurpers:
- The rebellion of Macrianus Major, Macrianus Minor, and Quietus against Gallienus comes to an end. Macrianus Major and Minor march from Asia to Europe but are defeated in Thrace by emperor Gallienus' general Aureolus, and both are killed. Quietus flees to the city of Emesa, where he is killed by Odaenathus of Palmyra.
[edit] Asia
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- Macrianus Major, Roman usurper
- Quietus, Roman usurper
- Mussius Aemilianus, Roman usurper
- Cheomhae of Silla, Korean ruler
