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Events
By Place
Roman Empire
- 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.
- Roman fort of Wiesbaden (Germany) captured by the Alamanni (possibly 259).
- Franks took control over the Scheldt estuary (approximate date).
Asia
- Persian king Shapur I destroys Caesarea Mazaca in Asia Minor.
- Cao Huan succeeds Cao Mao as ruler of the Chinese Kingdom of Wei.
- Syria, Egypt and Palestine break off from the Roman Empire to form the Persian-supported Palmyran Empire.
By Topic
Arts and Sciences
- Earliest known date of chess.
Religion
- July 22 - Pope Dionysius succeeds Pope Sixtus II as the 25th pope.
- Paul of Samosata becomes Patriarch of Antioch.
Births
- Emperor Hui of Jin China (approximate date)
Deaths
- Cao Mao, ruler of the Chinese Kingdom of Wei, is killed in an abortive coup d'état against Sima Zhao
- Emperor Valerian I (approximate date)
- Sun Liang, emperor of the Chinese Kingdom of Wu
- Chen Tai, minister of the Kingdom of Weiaf:260
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