261

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

Year 261 (CCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallienus and Taurus (or, less frequently, year 1014 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 261 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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 various calendars

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	庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 2958 or 2751     — to — 辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 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 before ROC 民前1651年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1207
Seleucid era	572/573 AG
Thai solar calendar	803–804
Tibetan calendar	阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 387 or 6 or −766     — to — 阴金蛇年 (female Iron-Snake) 388 or 7 or −765

Quietus (r. 260–261)

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Emperor Gallienus crushes the Alemanni at Milan (approximate date).
• Gallienus repeals the edict of 258, which led to the persecution of the Christians.
• Gallienus usurpers: The rebellion of Macrianus Major, Macrianus Minor, and Quietus against Gallienus comes to an end. They march from Asia to Europe but they are defeated in Thrace by Gallienus' general Aureolus, and both Macrianus Major and Macrianus Minor are killed. Quietus flees to Emesa, where he is killed by Odaenathus of Palmyra.
• Roman–Persian Wars: Balista, Roman usurper, collects ships from Cilician ports and defeats a Persian raiding force near Pompeiopolis.

Asia

• Michu of Silla ascends to the Korean throne of Silla, becoming the first ruler of the Long Kim line.

Births

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

Deaths

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