Historical events in 260

20 historical records

260 ยท China ยท House ยท House of Wei ยท Yuan Ti

Succession

Succeeds as Emperor of China

260 ยท Japan ยท Yamato ยท House ยท House of Legendary ยท Korei

Birth of Hikosashima

Traditional genealogy names Prince Hikosashima as a son of Kลrei and Haeirodo.

260 ยท Japan ยท Yamato ยท House ยท House of Legendary ยท Korei

Birth of Wakatakehiko

Traditional genealogy names Prince Wakatakehiko as a son of Kลrei and an ancestral figure associated with the Kibi clan.

260 ยท Persia ยท Bishapur ยท Arts ยท Architecture ยท Shapur I

Bishapur

Responsible for building the city of Bishapur, also built by Roman soldiers captured after the defeat of Valerian in 260

260 ยท Persia ยท House ยท House of Sasan ยท Shapur I

Arrest of Shapur I

Valerian arranged a meeting with Shapur to negotiate a peace settlement but was betrayed by Shapur who seized him and held him prisoner for the remainder of his life

260 ยท Persia ยท Persia ยท House ยท House of Sasan ยท Shapur I

Resettlement of Roman Captives

Shapur I resettled Roman captives from his eastern campaigns in several Sasanian provinces, adding skilled labor and new communities to the empire.

260 ยท Persia ยท Cappadocia ยท Warfare ยท Rome War ยท Shapur I

Campaign in Cappadocia

Shapur I extended the 260 campaign into Cappadocia, where Sasanian forces ravaged Roman territory and carried away prisoners and booty.

260 ยท Persia ยท Cilicia ยท Warfare ยท Rome War ยท Shapur I

Campaign in Cilicia

After the capture of Valerian, Shapur I's armies advanced through Cilicia and seized or plundered a number of Roman cities before withdrawing eastward.

260 ยท Persia ยท Edessa ยท Warfare ยท Rome War ยท Shapur I

Capture of Roman High Command

Along with Valerian, Shapur I took senior Roman officers, senators, and members of the imperial command structure prisoner during the victory near Edessa.

260 ยท Persia ยท Edessa ยท Warfare ยท Rome War ยท Shapur I

Capture of Valerian

Shapur I captured Emperor Valerian and a large Roman army near Edessa, producing one of the most humiliating defeats ever suffered by a reigning Roman emperor.

260 ยท Persia ยท Carrhae ยท Warfare ยท Rome War ยท Shapur I

Siege of Carrhae

Shapur I attacked Carrhae during his third great campaign against Rome as Valerian moved east with a large imperial army.

260 ยท Persia ยท Edessa ยท Warfare ยท Rome War ยท Shapur I

Siege of Edessa

Shapur I pressed the Roman defenses around Edessa during the campaign that culminated in a decisive confrontation with Emperor Valerian.

260 ยท Roman Empire ยท House ยท House of Soldier Emperors ยท Gallienus

Death of Gallienus

Death of Valerian, made public by Gallienus a year later

260 ยท Roman Empire ยท House ยท House of Soldier Emperors ยท Gallienus

Succession

Succeeds as Emperor of Rome

260 ยท Roman Empire ยท Ingenius ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Manius Acilius Aureolis

Reballion of Ingenius in Panonia

Crushes a rebellion led by Ingenius in Panonia

260 ยท Roman Empire ยท Regalianus ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Manius Acilius Aureolis

Reballion of Regalianus in Upper Panonia

Crushes a rebellion led by Regalianus in Upper Panonia

260 ยท Roman Empire ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Gallienus

Arrest of Gallienus

Taken prisoner by Sapor, King of Persia while trying to negotiate a peace settlement

260 ยท Roman Empire ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Gallienus

Reform of Armed Forces

Establishes a reserve army & a mounted army for dispatch to troubled border regions

260 ยท Roman Empire ยท Warfare ยท Roman Empire-Jute War ยท Gallienus

Invasion of Italy

Gallienus defeats the Jutes

260 ยท Roman Empire ยท Warfare ยท Rome War ยท Valerian

Arrest of Valerian

Valerian is arrested by the Persian King Shapur I