What happened in 260?
Battle of Edessa, Siege of Antioch and Siege of Caesarea — among 19 events recorded in 260. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 3
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Battle of Edessa
260 AD battle between the Sasanian Empire and the Roman Empire
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Siege of Antioch
260 siege
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Siege of Caesarea
260 siege of Caesarea by Sasanian forces
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Politics & Government 1
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Coup of Cao Mao
Coup d'état in state of Cao Wei (260)
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People 7
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Saloninus died
Roman nobleman and briefly emperor (c. 242 – 260)
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Regalianus died
Roman emperor or usurper (died 260/261)
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Ingenuus died
Usurper of the Roman Empire (died 260)
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Marcus Minucius Felix died
Latin-language writer
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Cao Mao died
Cao Wei emperor from 254 to 260
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Wang Guan died
Chinese Cao Wei state official (died 260)
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Wang Jing died
Chinese Cao Wei state official (died 260)
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Empires & Countries 1
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Gallic Empire founded
Gallic Empire was founded, with its capital at Cologne.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 260 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 260.
260s 1
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Valerian died
Roman emperor
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