261

This article is about the year 261. For the number, see261 (number).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century 3rd century 4th century
Decades:	240s 250s 260s 270s 280s
Years:	258 259 260 261 262 263 264

261 in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	261 CCLXI
Ab urbe condita	1014
Assyrian calendar	5011
Balinese saka calendar	182–183
Bengali calendar	−332
Berber calendar	1211
Buddhist calendar	805
Burmese calendar	−377
Byzantine calendar	5769–5770
Chinese calendar	Canh ThìnNăm (MetalDragon) 2958 or 2751 — to — Tân tị năm (MetalSnake) 2959 or 2752
Coptic calendar	−23 – −22
Discordian calendar	1427
Ethiopian calendar	253–254
Hebrew calendar	4021–4022
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	317–318
-Shaka Samvat	182–183
-Kali Yuga	3361–3362
Holocene calendar	10261
Iranian calendar	361 BP – 360 BP
Islamic calendar	372 BH – 371 BH
Javanese calendar	140–141
Julian calendar	261 CCLXI
Korean calendar	2594
Minguo calendar	1651 beforeROC Dân trước 1651 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	−1207
Seleucid era	572/573AG
Thai solar calendar	803–804
Tibetan calendar	Dương kim long năm (male Iron-Dragon) 387 or 6 or −766 — to — Âm kim xà năm (female Iron-Snake) 388 or 7 or −765

Quietus(r. 260–261)

Year261(CCLXI) was acommon year starting on Tuesday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Gallienus and Taurus(or, less frequently,year 1014Ab urbe condita). The denomination 261 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• EmperorGallienuscrushes theAlemanniatMilan(approximate date).
• Gallienus repeals theedictof258,which led to the persecution of the Christians.
• Gallienus usurpers:The rebellion ofMacrianus Major,Macrianus Minor,andQuietusagainst Gallienus comes to an end. They march fromAsiato Europe but they are defeated inThraceby Gallienus' generalAureolus,and both Macrianus Major and Macrianus Minor are killed. Quietus flees toEmesa,where he is killed byOdaenathusofPalmyra.
• Roman–Persian Wars:Balista,Roman usurper, collects ships fromCilicianports and defeats a Persian raiding force nearPompeiopolis.

Asia

• Michu of Sillaascends to the Korean throne ofSilla,becoming the first ruler of the Long Kim line.

Births

• Lu Ji(orShiheng), Chinese general and politician (d.303)

Deaths

• June 9–Wang Ji(orBoyu), Chinese general (b.190)
• Lucius Mussius Aemilianus,Romanusurper
• Macrianus Major,Roman general and usurper
• Macrianus Minor,Roman consul and usurper
• Quietus,Roman consul and usurper
• Valens Thessalonicus,Roman usurper
• Yang Xi(orWenran), Chinese politician