By place Roman Empire • Emperor
Aurelian puts down unrest in
Gaul, and defeats Germanic incursions into Gaul and
Raetia (these problems had been caused by Aurelian's defeat and overthrow of the
Gallic Empire). • The
Goths begin to raid
Thrace and
Asia Minor. Aurelian begins a campaign against the Goths in Thrace. • c. November – Aurelian is assassinated near
Byzantium (
Turkey). Aurelian had developed a reputation for punishing corruption with severity, and his secretary Eros was under suspicion. As a result, Eros, fearing for his life, forged a list of high-ranking officers marked for execution. In this way, the secretary tricked the officers into assassinating Aurelian. They then flee into Asia Minor to avoid the wrath of the soldiers. • November/December –
Marcus Claudius Tacitus is proclaimed Emperor by the imperial field army (other sources give him as proclaimed September 25 by the
Senate). His half brother
Marcus Annius Florianus becomes
praetorian prefect. • Tacitus marches into Asia Minor to fight the Goths and track down the faction responsible for assassinating Aurelian.
Asia • The
Pallava dynasty begins in Southern
India. • Approximate date –
Himyar king
Shammar Yahri'sh conquers
Hadhramaut,
Najran and
Tihamah, unifying the territory later known as
Yemen.
By topic Religion •
January 4 –
Eutychian succeeds
Felix I as the 27th pope of
Rome. == Births ==