What happened in 261?
4 recorded events in 261, including 3 in people and 1 in wars & conflicts.
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Wars & Conflicts 1
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Battle of Serdica
261 battle
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People 3
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Macrianus Major died
Usurper of the Roman Empire (died 261)
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Wang Ji died
Chinese Cao Wei general (190-261)
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Yang Xi died
Chinese Shu Han state official (died 261)
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 261.
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Battle of Mediolanum
Battle during the Roman-Germanic wars (259)
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Polyeuctus died
Roman Armenian martyr and saint (died 259)
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Sun Chen died
Eastern Wu general and regent (232-259)
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Battle of Edessa
260 AD battle between the Sasanian Empire and the Roman Empire
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Valerian died
Roman emperor
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Saloninus died
Roman nobleman and briefly emperor (c. 242 – 260)
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262 Southwest Anatolia earthquake
Earthquake which devastated cities on the west and south coasts of Anatolia (262)
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Ji Kang died
Chinese writer, poet, philosopher, musician and alchemist (223–262)
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Marinus of Caesarea died
Roman soldier and Christian martyr
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Battle of Ctesiphon
263 battle between the Sassanid and Palmyrene armies
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Ruan Ji died
Chinese musician and poet (210–263)
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Zhuge Zhan died
Shu Han general and official (227-263)
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