259
| Centuries: | 2nd century · 3rd century · 4th century |
| Decades: | 220s 230s 240s 250s 260s 270s 280s |
| Years: | 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 |
| 259 by topic |
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| Leaders |
| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 259 CCLIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1012 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5009 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 180–181 |
| Bengali calendar | −334 |
| Berber calendar | 1209 |
| Buddhist calendar | 803 |
| Burmese calendar | −379 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5767–5768 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊寅年 (Earth Tiger) 2956 or 2749 — to — 己卯年 (Earth Rabbit) 2957 or 2750 |
| Coptic calendar | −25 – −24 |
| Discordian calendar | 1425 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 251–252 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4019–4020 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 315–316 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 180–181 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3359–3360 |
| Holocene calendar | 10259 |
| Iranian calendar | 363 BP – 362 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 374 BH – 373 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 138–139 |
| Julian calendar | 259 CCLIX |
| Korean calendar | 2592 |
| Minguo calendar | 1653 before ROC 民前1653年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1209 |
| Seleucid era | 570/571 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 801–802 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳土虎年 (male Earth-Tiger) 385 or 4 or −768 — to — 阴土兔年 (female Earth-Rabbit) 386 or 5 or −767 |
Events
By Place
Roman Empire
- Valerian, captured by King Shapur I of Persia, dies in captivity.
- Postumus revolts against Gallienus, in Gaul. The western provinces of Britain and Spain join his independent realm—which is called in modern times the Gallic Empire.
- Roman fort of Wiesbaden (Germany) captured by the Alamanni (possibly 260)
- The Franks who invaded the Roman Empire near Cologne in 257, reach Tarraco in Hispania
By Topic
Religion
- Pope Dionysius elected.