Editing 262

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Year '''262''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCLXII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Wednesday]] 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 ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* The [[Goths]] invade [[Asia Minor]] and destroy the [[Temple of Artemis]] in [[Ephesus]].
* [[262 Southwest Anatolia earthquake|An earthquake]] strikes [[Ephesus]] and [[Pergamon]] and another strikes [[Cyrene, Libya|Cyrene]].
* The [[Heruli|Heruls]] accompany the Goths, ravaging the coasts of the [[Black Sea]] and the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]].
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== Births ==
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== Deaths ==
* [[Ji Kang]] (or '''Shuye'''), Chinese [[Taoist|Daoist]] philosopher and poet (b. [[223]])
* [[Marinus of Caesarea]], Roman soldier and Christian [[martyr]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=De hellige Marinus og Asterius av Caesarea ( -~262) |trans-title=Saints Marinus and Asterius of Caesarea ( -~262) |url=https://www.katolsk.no/biografier/historisk/astyrius |access-date=November 4, 2024 |website=Den katolske kirke |language=no}}</ref>
* [[Valerian (emperor)|Valerian]], Roman consul and emperor (approximate date)

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