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Roman Empire
- Emperor Aurelian reconquers the kingdom of Palmyra, composed of Syria, Egypt and large parts of Asia Minor, forcing Queen Zenobia to flee to Parthia.
- During the Siege of Tyana, Aurelian has a dream of Apollonius of Tyana and spares the city.
- Palmyra is destroyed after a revolt, and Egypt is forced to submit to Roman rule.
- Rome forms an alliance with the king of Aksum (Axum).
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Religion
- Dometius succeeds Patriarch Titus|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
- February 27 — Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of the Roman Empire (306)
- Wei Shuo, calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty
Deaths
- Saint Denis
- Shapur I
- Liu Qubei, Right Prince of the Southern Xiongnu
- Sima Fu, younger brother of Sima Yi
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