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262 CE

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

Conflict & Security

  • The Goths invade Asia Minor and destroy the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • The Heruls accompany the Goths, ravaging the coasts of the Black Sea and the Aegean.source

Climate & Environment

  • An earthquake strikes Ephesus and Pergamon and another strikes Cyrene.source

Deaths

  • Valerian, Roman consul and emperor (approximate date)source
  • Ji Kang (or Shuye), Chinese Daoist philosopher and poet (b. 223)source
  • Marinus of Caesarea, Roman soldier and Christian martyrsource