This article is about the year 256. For other uses, see 256 (number).
| Centuries: | 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century |
| Decades: | 220s 230s 240s - 250s - 260s 270s 280s
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| Years: | 253 254 255 - 256 - 257 258 259 |
| Gregorian calendar | 256 CCLVI
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| Ab urbe condita | 1009 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1588 – -1587 |
| Buddhist calendar | 800 |
| Coptic calendar | -28 – -27 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 248 – 249 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4016 – 4017 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 311 – 312 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 178 – 179 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3357 – 3358 |
| Holocene calendar | 10256 |
| Iranian calendar | 366 BP – 365 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 377 BH – 376 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 916 (皇紀916年) |
| Julian calendar | 301 |
| Korean calendar | 2589 |
| Thai solar calendar | 799 |
Events[]
By Place[]
Roman Empire[]
- Goths invade Asia Minor. Dacia is lost for the Roman Empire.
- Emperor Valerian persecutes Christians.
- The Franks cross the Rhine, the Alamanni reach Milan.
- Cities in the Roman Empire begin to build walls as the defense of the frontiers begins to crumble.
- The Goths appear at the walls of Thessalonica.
- In Africa, the Berbers massacre Roman colonists.
- The future emperor Aurelian inspects and organizes the defenses along the Rhine.
- Persian king Shapur overruns Mesopotamia and Syria.
By Topic[]
Religion[]
- A Synod of Carthage is held.
Births[]
Deaths[]
- Sun Jun, general of Wu
- Lu Dai, general of Wu
- Lu Ju, general of Wu
- Teng Yin, minister of Wu
- Wang Su, son of Wang Lang
- Guan Lu, famed practicer of divination
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