270

This article is about the year 270. For the number, see270 (number).For other uses, see270 (disambiguation).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century 3rd century 4th century
Decades:	250s 260s 270s 280s 290s
Years:	267 268 269 270 271 272 273

270 in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	270 CCLXX
Ab urbe condita	1023
Assyrian calendar	5020
Balinese saka calendar	191–192
Bengali calendar	−323
Berber calendar	1220
Buddhist calendar	814
Burmese calendar	−368
Byzantine calendar	5778–5779
Chinese calendar	Mình xấuNăm (EarthOx) 2967 or 2760 — to — Canh dần năm (MetalTiger) 2968 or 2761
Coptic calendar	−14 – −13
Discordian calendar	1436
Ethiopian calendar	262–263
Hebrew calendar	4030–4031
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	326–327
-Shaka Samvat	191–192
-Kali Yuga	3370–3371
Holocene calendar	10270
Iranian calendar	352 BP – 351 BP
Islamic calendar	363 BH – 362 BH
Javanese calendar	149–150
Julian calendar	270 CCLXX
Korean calendar	2603
Minguo calendar	1642 beforeROC Dân trước 1642 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	−1198
Seleucid era	581/582AG
Thai solar calendar	812–813
Tibetan calendar	Âm trâu đất năm (female Earth-Ox) 396 or 15 or −757 — to — Dương kim hổ năm (male Iron-Tiger) 397 or 16 or −756

Year270(CCLXX) was acommon year starting on Saturday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Antiochianus and Orfitus(or, less frequently,year 1023Ab urbe condita). The denomination 270 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• EmperorClaudius II Gothicusfights a drawn-out campaign against the Gothic raiders in the Balkans, with setbacks suffered on both sides. Eventually, many Goths die ofplagueand others are absorbed into the Roman legions.
• Zenobiaseizes control of Roman Arabia and Egypt.
• Claudius dies of plague in Sirmium while preparing to fight theVandalsandSarmatians,who have invadedPannonia.He is succeeded by his brotherQuintillus,who briefly holds power over theRoman Empire.
• Victorinusbesieges and sacks the city ofAutun,which had declared allegiance to Claudius.
• Lucius Domitius Aurelianus(orAurelian), the cavalry commander who distinguished himself in the previous year at theBattle of Naissus(Serbia), usurps power in Sirmium and marches against Quintillus in Aquileia. Quintillus commits suicide.
• Aurelius defeats an incursion by theIuthungiinto Raetia, defeating them as they attempted to re-cross the Danube.

Asia

• Fan Hsiung,aka Pham Hung, comes to power inChampaand raids the Chinese-occupied territory ofTonkin.
• Seocheonbecomes ruler of the Korean kingdom ofGoguryeo.

Africa

• TheKingdom of Aksum(modernEthiopia) begins minting its own goldcoinsto facilitate internationaltrade,following the model ofRoman coinage.
• Anthony the Great,a Christian saint fromEgypt,regarded as "Father of All Monks", enters the wilderness to becomeascetic.

Births

• March 15–Saint Nicholas(Santa Claus) (d.343)
• Liu Kun,Chinese general and poet (d.318)
• Rabbah bar Nahmani,Babylonian 'amora
• Saint Spyridon,bishop ofTrimythous(d.348)

Deaths

• Claudius II(Gothicus), Roman emperor (b.214)
• Gregory Thaumaturgus,Christian bishop and theologian
• Luo Xian(orLingze), Chinese general and politician
• Plotinus,Greek philosopher and founderNeoplatonism
• Qiao Zhou(orYunnan), Chinese official and politician
• Quintillus,Roman emperor and brother of Claudius II
• Shapur I(the Great), ruler of theSassanid Empire
• Shi Ji(orZhu Ji), Chinese general and governor
• Sun Fen,Chinese prince of theEastern Wustate