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Year '''268''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCLXVIII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known in Rome as the '''Year of the Consulship of Paternus and Egnatius''' (or, less frequently, the '''year 1021 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 268 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 ====
* [[September]] &ndash; [[Battle of Naissus]]: Emperor [[Gallienus]], aided by [[Aurelian]], defeats a [[Goths|Gothic]] coalition (50,000 warriors) near Naissus ([[Niš]], modern [[Serbia]]).
* Gallienus is killed by his senior officers at [[Mediolanum]] ([[Milan]]) while besieging his rival [[Aureolus]]. Aureolus is murdered in turn by the [[Praetorian guard]].
* [[Claudius Gothicus|Marcus Aurelius Claudius]], who may have murdered Gallienus, becomes the new emperor of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] and will reign as Claudius II.
* Claudius II asks the Senate to spare the lives of Gallienus's family and political supporters. Emperor Gallienus is [[Imperial cult (ancient Rome)|deified]] and buried in a family [[tomb]] on the [[Appian Way]].
* The [[Alamanni]] invade [[Italy]] north of the [[Po (river)|Po River]].
* The [[Visigoths]] first appear as distinct people.
* [[November]] &ndash; [[Battle of Lake Benacus]]: A [[Roman army]] (35,000 men) under emperor Claudius II defeats the [[Germanic people|Germanic]] tribes of the Alamanni along the banks of [[Lake Garda]].

==== Europe ====
* [[Victorinus]] is declared emperor of the [[Gallic Empire]] by the [[Roman legion|legions]] at [[History of Trier|Augusta Treverorum]] ([[Trier]]), following the murders of his predecessors. He is recognized by the [[Roman province|provinces]] of [[Gaul]] and [[Roman Britain|Britain]], but [[Hispania]] might have reunited with the [[Roman Empire]].

=== By Topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[December 26]] &ndash; Pope [[Pope Dionysius|Dionysius]] dies in Rome after a 9-year reign<ref name=Dionysius>{{cite web |title=Saint Dionysius {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Dionysius |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=5 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> and is succeeded by [[Pope Felix I|Felix I]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wise |first1=Leonard F. |last2=Hansen |first2=Mark Hillary |last3=Egan |first3=E. W. |title=Kings, Rulers, and Statesmen |date=2005 |publisher=Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |isbn=978-1-4027-2592-0 |page=142 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PEsM1ibpcJQC&pg=PA142 |language=en}}</ref>

== Births ==
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== Deaths ==
* [[December 26]] &ndash; [[Pope Dionysius|Dionysius]], bishop of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]<ref name=Dionysius />
* [[Aureolus]], Roman usurper
* [[Gallienus]], Roman emperor (b. [[218]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ermatinger |first1=James W. |title=The Roman Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes] |date=2018 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-4408-3809-5 |page=245 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=onlUDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA245 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Laelianus]], Roman usurper
* [[Marcus Aurelius Marius]], Roman emperor ([[Gaul]])
* [[Postumus]], Roman emperor of the [[Gallic Empire]]

== References ==
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