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Year 266 (CCLXVI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- King Odaenathus of Palmyra invades Persia. He takes the capital Ctesiphon. He gives himself with the title "king of kings".
Ireland
- The rule of High King Cormac mac Airt ends (approximate date).
Births
- Wang Dun, general of the Jin Dynasty (d. 324)