Years: 263 264 265 266 - 267 - 268 269 270 271

Decades: 230s 240s 250s - 260s - 270s 280s 290s

Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century

Events

• Goths launch one of the first major barbarian invasions of the Roman Empire.
• The Heruli sack Byzantium.
• Zenobia sets herself up as Queen of Palmyra.

Births

Deaths

• Odaenathus , strongman of Palmyra (assassinated)