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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 subject to Roman rule.
Rome forms an alliance with the king of Aksum (Axum).

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.

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