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Roman Empire

 * Emperor reconquers the kingdom of, composed of ,  and large parts of , forcing Queen  to flee to.
 * During the Siege of, Aurelian has a dream of and spares the city.
 * Palmyra is destroyed after a revolt, and Egypt is forced to submit to Roman rule.
 * Rome forms an alliance with the king of.

Asia

 * Shah succeeds.

Religion

 * Dometius succeeds Patriarch Titus|Titus as.
 * , the first, and two of his disciples are beheaded near a hill outside of the city. The hill will later be called , the Mountain of the Martyrs, in their honor.
 * is deposed as.

Births

 * —, the first emperor of the
 * , of the

Deaths

 * , Right Prince of the Southern
 * , younger brother of
 * , Right Prince of the Southern
 * , younger brother of