261

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

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century – 3rd century – 4th century
Decades:	230s  240s  250s  – 260s –  270s  280s  290s
Years:	258 259 260 – 261 – 262 263 264

261 by topic

Politics

State leaders – Sovereign states

Birth and death categories

Births – Deaths

Establishment and disestablishment categories

Establishments – Disestablishments

261 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	261 CCLXI
Ab urbe condita	1014
Assyrian calendar	5011
Bengali calendar	−332
Berber calendar	1211
Buddhist calendar	805
Burmese calendar	−377
Byzantine calendar	5769–5770
Chinese calendar	庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 2957 or 2897     — to — 辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 2958 or 2898
Coptic calendar	−23 – −22
Discordian calendar	1427
Ethiopian calendar	253–254
Hebrew calendar	4021–4022
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	317–318
- Shaka Samvat	183–184
- Kali Yuga	3362–3363
Holocene calendar	10261
Iranian calendar	361 BP – 360 BP
Islamic calendar	372 BH – 371 BH
Julian calendar	261 CCLXI
Korean calendar	2594
Minguo calendar	1651 before ROC 民前1651年
Seleucid era	572/573 AG
Thai solar calendar	803–804

Quietus

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.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Emperor Gallienus crushes the Alemanni at Milan (possible 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 are defeated in Thrace by Gallienus' general Aureolus, and both 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 the Persian fleet near Pompeiopolis, capturing the harem of king Shapur I.
• Britain elects to join the Gallic Empire.

Asia

• Michu ascends the Silla throne, becoming the first king of the long Kim line.

Births

• Lu Ji, Chinese writer (d. 303)

Deaths

• Macrianus Major, Roman usurper
• Quietus, Roman usurper
• Mussius Aemilianus, Roman usurper
• Cheomhae of Silla, Korean ruler