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Year '''270''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCLXX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Antiochianus and Orfitus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1023 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 270 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* Emperor [[Claudius Gothicus|Claudius II Gothicus]] fights a drawn-out campaign against the Gothic raiders in the Balkans, with setbacks suffered on both sides. Eventually, many Goths die of [[Plague of Cyprian|plague]] and others are absorbed into the Roman legions.
* [[Zenobia]] seizes control of Roman Arabia and Egypt.
* Claudius dies of plague in Sirmium while preparing to fight the [[Vandals]] and [[Sarmatians]], who have invaded [[Pannonia]]. He is succeeded by his brother [[Quintillus]], who briefly holds power over the [[Roman Empire]].
* [[Victorinus]] besieges and sacks the city of [[Autun]], which had declared allegiance to Claudius.
* [[Aurelian|Lucius Domitius Aurelianus]] (or '''Aurelian'''), the cavalry commander who distinguished himself in the previous year at the [[Battle of Naissus]] ([[Serbia]]), usurps power in Sirmium and marches against Quintillus in Aquileia. Quintillus commits suicide.
* Aurelius defeats an incursion by the [[Iuthungi]] into Raetia, defeating them as they attempted to re-cross the Danube.

==== Asia ====
*[[Fan Hsiung]], aka Pham Hung, comes to power in [[Champa]] and raids the Chinese-occupied territory of [[Tonkin]].
*[[Seocheon of Goguryeo|Seocheon]] becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of [[Goguryeo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org |access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref>

==== Africa ====
* The [[Kingdom of Aksum]] (modern [[Ethiopia]]) begins minting its own gold [[coin]]s to facilitate international [[trade]], following the model of [[Roman currency|Roman coinage]].
* [[Anthony the Great]], a Christian saint from [[Egypt]], regarded as "Father of All Monks", enters the wilderness to become [[Asceticism|ascetic]].
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== Births ==
* [[March 15]] &ndash; [[Saint Nicholas]] ([[Santa Claus]]) (d. [[343]])
* [[Liu Kun (Jin dynasty)|Liu Kun]], Chinese general and poet (d. [[318]])
* [[Rabbah bar Nahmani]], Babylonian '[[Amoraim|amora]]
* [[Saint Spyridon]], bishop of [[Tremetousia|Trimythous]] (d. [[348]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Claudius Gothicus|Claudius II]] ('''Gothicus'''), Roman emperor (b. [[214]])
* [[Gregory Thaumaturgus]], Christian bishop and theologian
* [[Luo Xian]] (or '''Lingze'''), Chinese general and politician
* [[Plotinus]], Greek philosopher and founder [[Neoplatonism]]
* [[Qiao Zhou]] (or '''Yunnan'''), Chinese official and politician
* [[Quintillus]], Roman emperor and brother of Claudius II<ref>{{cite web |title=Quintillus {{!}} Roman emperor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Quintillus |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=25 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Shapur I]] ('''the Great'''), ruler of the [[Sasanian Empire|Sassanid Empire]]
* [[Shi Ji (Three Kingdoms)|Shi Ji]] (or '''Zhu Ji'''), Chinese general and governor
* [[Sun Fen]], Chinese prince of the [[Eastern Wu]] state

== References ==
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