271
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This article is about the year 271. For other uses, see 271 (number).
Centuries: | 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century |
Decades: | 240s 250s 260s - 270s - 280s 290s 300s |
Years: | 268 269 270 - 271 - 272 273 274 |
271 by topic | |
Politics | |
State leaders - Sovereign states | |
Birth and death categories | |
Births - Deaths | |
Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
Establishments - Disestablishments |
Gregorian calendar | 271 CCLXXI |
Ab urbe condita | 1024 |
Armenian calendar | N/A |
Bahá'í calendar | -1573 – -1572 |
Berber calendar | 1221 |
Buddhist calendar | 815 |
Burmese calendar | -367 |
Chinese calendar | 2907/2967-12-3 (庚寅年十二月初三日) — to —
2908/2968-11-13(辛卯年十一月十三日) |
Coptic calendar | -13 – -12 |
Ethiopian calendar | 263 – 264 |
Hebrew calendar | 4031 – 4032 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | 326 – 327 |
- Shaka Samvat | 193 – 194 |
- Kali Yuga | 3372 – 3373 |
Holocene calendar | 10271 |
Iranian calendar | 351 BP – 350 BP |
Islamic calendar | 362 BH – 361 BH |
Japanese calendar | |
Korean calendar | 2604 |
Thai solar calendar | 814 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By Place
[edit] Roman Empire
- The Goths are forced to withdraw across the Danube.
- The Alamanni are 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.
[edit] 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 being replaced by Tetricus I.
[edit] Asia
- Zenobia proclaims herself to be Empress, and breaks all relations with the Roman Empire.
- Zenobia gives her son Vaballatus the title of Augustus.
[edit] By Topic
[edit] Arts and Sciences
- A magnetic compass is first used in China.
[edit] Births
[edit] 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; played a role developing the methods of surveying and in advancing cartography
- Sima Wang, general of Jin Dynasty