260

In 260: 3 events across 2 regions, including Battle of Edessa and the capture of Valerian, Palmyra of Odaenathus and Zenobia, Secession of the Gallic Empire.

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Processes that began earlier and continued through this period

• Hopewell traditionbetween 200 and 100 BC – c. 500 · North America
• Nazca culture and the Nazca Linesbetween 200 and 100 BC – between 500 and 800 · Latin America
• Gothic invasions of the Balkans and Asia Minor238–271 · Balkans and Anatolia
• Plotinus teaches in Rome: the rise of Neoplatonismc. 244 – 270 · Western and Central Europe
• Plague of Cyprianc. 249 – between 262 and 270 · Africa
• Crisis of the Third CenturyMarch 235 – 20 November 284 · Western and Central Europe
• Crisis of the Bosporan Kingdomc. 250 – c. 275 · Eastern Europe
• Late Basketmaker II erac. 50 – c. 500 · North America
• Vijayapuri of the Ikshvakus: the monasteries of Nagarjunakondabetween 210 and 250 – between 300 and 350 · South Asia
• The Kushano-Sasanian kingdom in Bactriabetween 230 and 262 – between 350 and 370 · Central and Northern Asia
• Kyiv culturec. 200 – between 400 and 430 · Eastern Europe
• Chernyakhov culturebetween 200 and 250 – between 400 and 430 · Eastern Europe
• Óc Eo, the port of Funanbetween 1 and 100 – between 601 and 700 · Southeast Asia and Oceania
• Kofun period: the age of keyhole tombsbetween 250 and 300 – 538 · East Asia