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Mycities Network
259
259
This article is about the year 259. For the number 259, see
259 (number)
.
Millennium
:
1st millennium
Centuries
:
2nd century
–
3rd century
–
4th century
Decades
:
220s
230s
240s
–
250s
–
260s
270s
280s
Years
:
256
257
258
–
259
–
260
261
262
259 by topic
v
•
d
•
e
Politics
State leaders
–
Sovereign states
Birth and death categories
Births
–
Deaths
Establishment and disestablishment categories
Establishments
–
Disestablishments
259
in other calendars
Gregorian calendar
259
CCLIX
Ab urbe condita
1012
Armenian calendar
N/A
Bahá'í calendar
-1585 – -1584
Bengali calendar
-334
Berber calendar
1209
Buddhist calendar
803
Burmese calendar
-379
Byzantine calendar
5767 – 5768
Chinese calendar
戊寅
年十一月二十日
(2895/2955-11-20)
— to —
己卯
年十一月三十日
(2896/2956-11-30)
Coptic calendar
-25 – -24
Ethiopian calendar
251 – 252
Hebrew calendar
4019
–
4020
Hindu calendars
-
Vikram Samvat
314 – 315
-
Shaka Samvat
181 – 182
-
Kali Yuga
3360 – 3361
Holocene calendar
10259
Iranian calendar
363 BP – 362 BP
Islamic calendar
374 BH – 373 BH
Japanese calendar
Korean calendar
2592
Thai solar calendar
802
v
•
d
•
e
Events
By place
Roman Empire
Valerian
, captured by King
Shapur I of Persia
, and is later killed in captivity.
Postumus
revolts against
Gallienus
in
Gaul
. The western provinces of
Britain
and
Spain
join his independent realm—which is called in modern times the
Gallic Empire
.
The Roman fort of
Wiesbaden
(
Germany
) is captured by the
Alamanni
(possibly
260
).
The
Franks
, who invaded the Roman Empire near
Cologne
in
257
, reach
Tarraco
in
Hispania
.
Asia
Mesopotania
:
Odaenathus
, the ruler of the kingdom of
Palmyra
, sacks the city of
Nehardea
, destroying its great
yeshiva
.
By topic
Religion
Pope Dionysius
is elected as the 25th pope.
Births
Emperor Hui of Jin
Tao Kan
, general of
Jin Dynasty
Empress Yang Zhi
, empress of
Jin Dynasty
Deaths
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