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| Years: 268 269 270 271 - 272 - 273 274 275 276 | |
| Decades: 240s 250s 260s - 270s - 280s 290s 300s | |
| Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century | |
Events
- Roman emperor Aurelian reconquers the kingdom of Palmyra (Syria, Egypt and large parts of Asia Minor), forcing queen Zenobia to flee to Parthia.
- During the Siege of Tyana, Roman Emperor Aurelian has a dream (vision?) of Apollonius of Tyana and spares the city.
- Sassanid Shah Hormizd I succeeds Shapur I.
- Dometius succeeds Titus as Patriarch of Constantinople.
- Saint Denis, the first bishop of Paris, and two of his disciples are beheaded near a hill outside of the city. The hill will later be called Montmartre, the Mountain of the Martyrs, in their honor.
- Paul of Samosata is deposed as Patriarch of Antioch.
Births
- Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of the Roman Empire (+337)
- Wei Shuo, calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty
Deaths
- Saint Denis
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