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Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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Thai solar calendar | 803–804 |
Tibetan calendar | 阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 387 or 6 or −766 — to — 阴金蛇年 (female Iron-Snake) 388 or 7 or −765 |
Year 261 (CCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallienus and Taurus (or, less frequently, year 1014 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 261 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Emperor Gallienus crushes the Alemanni at Milan (approximate date).
- Gallienus repeals the edict of 258, which led to the persecution of the Christians.
- Emesa, where he is killed by Odaenathus of Palmyra.
- Roman–Persian Wars: Balista, Roman usurper, collects ships from Cilician ports and defeats a Persian raiding force near Pompeiopolis.
Asia
- Michu of Silla ascends to the Korean throne of Silla, becoming the first ruler of the Long Kim line.
Births
Deaths
- June 9 – Wang Ji (or Boyu), Chinese general (b. 190)
- Lucius Mussius Aemilianus, Roman usurper
- Macrianus Major, Roman general and usurper
- Macrianus Minor, Roman consul and usurper
- Quietus, Roman consul and usurper
- Valens Thessalonicus, Roman usurper
- Yang Xi (or Wenran), Chinese politician
References
- ^ "Lu Ji's (261–303) Essay on Literature dated 1544 and 1547". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved January 5, 2020.