260

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This article is about the year 260. For other uses, see 260 (number).
Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century
Decades: 230s  240s  250s  - 260s -  270s  280s  290s
Years: 257 258 259 - 260 - 261 262 263
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260 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 260
CCLX
Ab urbe condita 1013
Armenian calendar N/A
Bahá'í calendar -1584 – -1583
Berber calendar 1210
Buddhist calendar 804
Burmese calendar -378
Chinese calendar 2896/2956-12-1
(己卯年十二月初一日)
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2897/2957-11-12
(庚辰年十一月十二日)
Coptic calendar -24 – -23
Ethiopian calendar 252 – 253
Hebrew calendar 4020 – 4021
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 315 – 316
 - Shaka Samvat 182 – 183
 - Kali Yuga 3361 – 3362
Holocene calendar 10260
Iranian calendar 362 BP – 361 BP
Islamic calendar 373 BH – 372 BH
Japanese calendar
Korean calendar 2593
Thai solar calendar 803
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  • Gallienus becomes Emperor.
  • Gallienus defends what remains of the empire against barbarians and usurpers. He reorganizes the army and reforms the administration.
  • Gallienus reinforces the military and establishes a new mobile force supported by the cavalry, which becomes the pivot of the Roman army. The army's headquarters are established in Milan.
  • The Roman fort of Wiesbaden (Germany) is captured by the Alamanni (possibly 259).
  • Franks take control over the Scheldt estuary (approximate date).

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  • Earliest known date of chess.

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