270

Years: 266 267 268 269 - 270 - 271 272 273 274

Decades: 240s 250s 260s - 270s - 280s 290s 300s

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

Events

• Quintillus briefly holds power over the Roman Empire, and is succeeded by Aurelian
• Vandals and Sarmatians driven out of Roman territory
• Romans leave Utrecht after regular invasions of Germanic people.

Births

• Nicholas of Myra, Roman priest and later bishop (approximate date).

Deaths

• Roman Emperor Claudius II (infectious disease)
• Quintillus, Roman emperor
• Plotinus, the father of Neo-Platonism (approximate date)
• Jingo of Japan, possibly legendary empress of Japan