259

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Instance of: year
Part of: 250s
Followed by: 260
Follows: 258

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category for deaths in this time period: Category:259 deaths
Commons category: 259
topic's main category: Category:259
point in time: 0259-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 259
category for births in this time period: Category:259 births

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Encyclopedic overview

Year 259 (CCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aemilianus and Bassus (or, less frequently, year 1012 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 259 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.

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