272

Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century

Decades: 220s 230s 240s 250s 260s - 270s - 280s 290s 310s 320s 330s

Years: 267 268 269 270 271 - 272 - 273 274 275 276 277

Events

• Roman emperor Aurelian reconquers the kingdom of Palmyra (Syria, Egypt and large parts of Asia Minor), forcing queen Zenobia to flee to Parthia.
• During the Siege of Tyana, Roman Emperor Aurelian has a dream (vision?) of Apollonius of Tyana and spares the city.
• Sassanid Shah Hormizd I succeeds Shapur I.
• 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.

Births

• Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of the Roman Empire (+337)
• Wei Shuo, calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Deaths

• Saint Denis