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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.