260s

Events and Trends

*Crisis of the Third Century
*260 — The Juthungi are finnaly defeated in Raetia by Emperor Gallienus near Augusta Vindelicorum.
*260 — Regalianus revolts against Gallienus in Carnuntum.
*260 — Regalianus defeats an invasion of Sarmatians in the Pannonian province.
*260 — Regalianus is killed by his own troops and his Roxolanni allies.
*260 — During a Peace negotiation, near Edessa, between The Sassanid King Shapur I and the Roman Emperor Valerian, the Emperor is embushed and captured by the enemy forces and taking prisioner to the Sassanid capital Ctesiphon.
*260 — The Sassanid army pillages Antioch but when returnig home is attacked by surprise by the Palmyrene forces of Odaenathus. Defeated, the Sassanids leave their booty behind and flee home.
*260 — Being deep within the enemy territory, the Eastern Roman Army proclaim emperor Fulvius Macrianus as their emperor. Because of his age, he refuses and passes the throne to his sons Macrianus Minor and Quietus.
*261 — Fulvius Macrianus and his son Macrianus Minor are defeated in Thrace against a Roman Army sent by Emperor Gallienus and commanded by general Aureolus.
*261 — Odaenathus, taking the side of Gallienus, defeats and kills Quietus in Emessa.
*261 — Postumus defeats Frankish and Alamanni tribes that have crossed the Rhine frontier.
*262 — The arch of Gallienus is built in Rome.
*262 — Gallienus recovers the province of Raetia from the Gallic Empire.
*262 — The Goths enter the Aegean Sea, first by pillating the city of Byzantium, and then by plundering and destroying many coastal cities in the provinces of Asia, Macedonia and Achaia.
*262 — Odaenathus forces, under Roman name, recover the cities of Edessa, Carrhae and Nisibis to the Empire.
*263 — Odaenathus forces besiege the Sassanid capital of Ctesiphon .
*263— Gallienus commemorates his Decennalia with a Triumph march in Rome.
*266 — Odaenathus defeats the Sassanid forces outside their capital Ctesiphon.
*266— Odaenathus is killed by his nephew Maeonius in Palmyra, which is also killed very soon leaving the leadership of the trading city to Zenobia .
*267 — Goths and Heruli invade the provinces of Dacia and Moesia.
*268 — The general Aureolus revolts against Emperor Gallienus establishing his base in Mediolanum by abandoning his forts and guarrisons of Raetia .
*268— The Alamanni under king Chrocus invade Raetia and go into Italy as far as Ravenna. They are stopped from going deeper into the Pennisula by Emperor Gallienus.
*268 — The Agri Decumates is evacuated and abandoned for the lack of troops to deal with the Alamannic invasion.
*268 — Aureolus is defeated by Emperor Gallienus in the battle of River Adda. He the escapes to Mediolanum.
*268 — Aureolus, after surrender, is murdered by the Praetorian Guard of the new Emperor Claudius II.
*268 — The Alamanni are heavely crushed and defeated by Emperor Claudius II in the Battle of Lake Benacus.
*268 — A huge earthquake destroys the cities of Cyrenaica. Cyrene and Apollonia are rebuilt by Emperor Claudius II but with little success. Cyrene changes its name to Claudiopolis.
*269 — Zenobia and her Palmyrene Empire distach themselves from Roman rule and invade and conquer Egypt. She, then, proclaims herself "Queen of Egypt".

ignificant people

*Gallienus, Roman Emperor
*Claudius II, Roman Emperor