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

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

Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century 273 (number)

Events

• Under the command of Emperor Aurelian, the Roman Army sacks the city of Palmyra.
• Sassanid Shah Bahram I succeeded Hormizd I.
• Marcus Claudius Tacitus, future Roman Emperor, is consul in Rome.
• Tetricus I and Tetricus II are deposed as Gallic Emperors by Aurelian.

Births

Deaths

• Dexippus, Greek historian