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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

Asia

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

★ Under the command of Emperor Aurelian, the Roman Army sacks the city of Palmyra.

★ The kingdom of Palmyra is reunited with the Roman Empire.

★ Aurelian refuses to wear the imperial crown and coat.

★ Marcus Claudius Tacitus, future Roman Emperor, is consul in Rome.

★ Tetricus I and Tetricus II are deposed as Gallic Emperors by Aurelian.

★ Administrative reorganization of Italy. Aurelian adopts as permanent the reforms instituted by Caracalla.

★ An Indian delegation visits Aurelian.

Asia

★ Sassanid Shah Bahram I succeeded Hormizd I.

Births

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Deaths

★ Dexippus, Greek historian

★ Wei Zhao, Chinese scholar