20 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (3)
The Gaogui Duke led his troops in revolt and was killed in front of Yunlong Gate at the age of twenty. (Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi) 魏書 三少帝紀 (卷04) 甘露5년)
Cao Huan, Duke of Changdao, ascended the throne in the Taiji Front Hall at Luoyang (as the Lord of Chenliu). (Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi) 魏書 三少帝紀 (卷04) 景元1년)
On day jiayin, Duke Changdao entered Luoyang, ascended the throne that same day, was fifteen years old, declared a general amnesty and changed the era name. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 卷077 260년 단락7 제2문)
West Asia (1)
Cyriades, in league with Shapur, brings the Persian army into Roman territory and takes Antioch and Caesarea (Historia Augusta Tyr. trig. 2.2)
Southern Europe (15)
In the prolonged war in Mesopotamia, Valerian falls into the trap of the Persian king Shapur and dies miserably. (Aurelius Victor, De Caesaribus Aur. Vict. Caes. 32.5)
Gallienus defeats Ingebus (Ingenuus), who was holding Pannonia, at Mursia, and then strikes Regalianus. (Aurelius Victor, De Caesaribus Aur. Vict. Caes. 33.2)
The Franks plunder Gaul and enter Spain, nearly destroying the city of Tarraco, and some even reach Africa by ship. (Aurelius Victor, De Caesaribus Aur. Vict. Caes. 33.3)
Valerian is defeated by King Shapur in Mesopotamia, then taken prisoner and dies in old age as a slave. (Eutropius, Breviarium Eutr. 9.7)
Gallienus kills Ingenuus, who had put on the purple, at Mursa. (Eutropius, Breviarium Eutr. 9.8)
The Germans flood as far as Spain and take the renowned city of Tarraco. (Eutropius, Breviarium Eutr. 9.8)
In that desperate time Postumus, a man of lowly origin in Gaul, puts on the purple, rules for ten years and restores the devastated provinces. (Eutropius, Breviarium Eutr. 9.9)
Valerian is captured by Shapur; Velenus, king of the Cadusii, mentions this in a letter (Historia Augusta Valer. 2.1)
With Valerian captured, Odaenathus takes control of the East, and armies and generals stir on every side (Historia Augusta Gall. 1.1)
Postumus, commanding the Celtic army, besieges Gallienus's son Saloninus at Agrippina, has him handed over and kills him, and becomes ruler of the Celts. (Zosimus, New History Zos. 1 (1814 영역) p.21)
Changes of power ◆
Places where the world territory data shows a change of borders in this year.
◆ Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom appears
◆ Vakataka dynasty appears
◆ Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity) ends
◆ Kushan Empire ends
◆ Sasanian Empire takes 218,500 km² of former Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity) land
◆ Sasanian Empire takes 104,200 km² of former Roman Empire land
◆ Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity) loses 218,500 km² to Sasanian Empire
◆ Roman Empire loses 104,200 km² to Sasanian Empire