262

This article is about the year 262. For the number, see 262 (number).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century – 3rd century – 4th century
Decades:	230s  240s  250s  – 260s –  270s  280s  290s
Years:	259 260 261 – 262 – 263 264 265

262 by topic

Politics

State leaders – Sovereign states

Birth and death categories

Births – Deaths

Establishment and disestablishment categories

Establishments – Disestablishments

262 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	262 CCLXII
Ab urbe condita	1015
Assyrian calendar	5012
Bengali calendar	−331
Berber calendar	1212
Buddhist calendar	806
Burmese calendar	−376
Byzantine calendar	5770–5771
Chinese calendar	辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 2958 or 2898     — to — 壬午年 (Water Horse) 2959 or 2899
Coptic calendar	−22 – −21
Discordian calendar	1428
Ethiopian calendar	254–255
Hebrew calendar	4022–4023
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	318–319
- Shaka Samvat	184–185
- Kali Yuga	3363–3364
Holocene calendar	10262
Iranian calendar	360 BP – 359 BP
Islamic calendar	371 BH – 370 BH
Julian calendar	262 CCLXII
Korean calendar	2595
Minguo calendar	1650 before ROC 民前1650年
Seleucid era	573/574 AG
Thai solar calendar	804–805

Temple of Artemis (Ephesus)

Year 262 (CCLXII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (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 Faustianus (or, less frequently, year 1015 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 262 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

• The Goths invade Asia Minor and destroy the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus.
• An earthquake strikes Ephesus and Cyrene.
• The Heruls accompanied the Goths ravaging the coasts of the Black Sea and the Aegean.

Deaths

• Xi Kang, Chinese author (b. 223)
• Valerian, Roman emperor (in captivity)