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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

• Goths forced to withdraw across the Danube.
• Alamanni repulsed from Italy, and forced back to the Alps.
• Emperor Aurelian withdraws troops to the Danube frontier, abandoning Dacia. (Note, this withdrawal may have lasted until 272. Both years are mentioned by various sources.)
• Aurelian begins construction of a new defensive wall, 16 meters high, to protect Rome.

Europe

• Victorinus, Emperor of the Gallic Empire is assassinated by Attitianus, reportedly for reasons of personal revenge. Domitianus presumably serves as Emperor for a few days before replaced by Tetricus I.

Asia

• Zenobia, proclaims herself to be Empress, and breaks all relations with the Roman Empire.
• Zenobia, gives her son Vaballatus the title of Augustus.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

• The first use of a magnetic compass in China.

Births

Deaths

• Ding Feng, general of the Wu Kingdom
• Liu Shan, last Emperor of the Kingdom of Shu
• Victorinus, Emperor of the Gallic Empire.
• Domitianus, Emperor of the Gallic Empire (confirmed by two coins).
• Pei Xiu, Chinese Minister of public works. He played a role developing the methods of surveying.

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