Years: 271 272 273 274 - 275 - 276 277 278 279

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

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

Events

• Eutychian elected pope (probable date)
• September 25 - Marcus Claudius Tacitus appointed emperor by the senate

Births

• Eusebius of Caesarea (approximate date)
• Saint George, soldier of the Roman Empire and later Christian martyr (or 280, approximate date).

Deaths

• Aurelian, Roman Emperor
• Mani, founder of Manichaeism (approximate date)