Editing 274 (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Roman Empire ====
* [[Battle of Châlons (274)|Battle of Châlons]]: The Emperor [[Aurelian]] invades Gaul to campaign against the [[Gallic Empire]] ([[Gaul]] and [[Britannia|Britain]]). In the Catalaunian Plains, the Romano-Gallic Emperor [[Tetricus I]] surrenders to Aurelian and leaves his army without an emperor. The Gallic army is then crushed by Aurelian in a major battle. With the conquests of the [[Palmyrene Empire]] and the Gallic Empire, the [[Roman Empire]] is united again. However, the heavy losses incurred by the Gallic forces compromises the [[Rhine]] frontier.
* [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] greets Aurelian as ''Restitutor Orbis'' ("Restorer of the World") and accords him a magnificent [[Roman triumph|triumph]] (victory procession), which is graced by his captives [[Zenobia]], Tetricus I, and his son [[Tetricus II]].  
* Aurelian reforms the [[Roman currency]], replacing the [[denarius]] with a new version of the [[antoninianus]] that has a slightly improved silver-to-copper ratio. This overhaul of the currency system causes [[Hyperinflation|hyper-inflation]]. 
* [[Germanic peoples|Germanic tribes]] take advantage of the destroyed Roman forces of the Rhine to raid Gaul.
* [[December 25]] &ndash; Aurelian has the [[Temple of the Sun (Rome)|Temple of the Sun]] dedicated to [[Sol Invictus]],<ref>{{cite book|first=Manfred|last= Clauss|title=Die römischen Kaiser - 55 historische Portraits von Caesar bis Iustinian|year= 2001|isbn=978-3-406-47288-6|page= 250}}</ref> on the third day after the [[solstice]] and day of rebirth of the sun. This religion, which is in essence [[Monotheism|monotheistic]], becomes the [[Religion in ancient Rome|state religion]] of Rome.

==== Africa ====
* The Kingdom of [[Aksumite Empire|Aksum]] attains great prosperity thanks to its control of [[Red Sea]] trade.

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[March 2]] &ndash; [[Mani (prophet)|Mani]], a sage of [[Ancient Persia|Persia]], dies at [[Gundeshapur]] after 30 years of preaching his "[[heresy]]" at the court of the late [[Sasanian Empire|Sassanian]] King [[Shapur I]] and on long journeys to [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]], [[India]] and [[China]]. He is executed or allowed to die in prison, and claims to be a [[prophet]] of God. Mani combines [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]] dualism with [[Christians|Christian]] theology, and his disciples gain wide support for [[Manichaeism]], despite opposition from Roman Emperors.
* [[December 30]] &ndash; [[Pope Felix I]] dies in Rome after a 5-year reign.<ref name=Felix>{{cite web |title=Saint Felix I {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Felix-I |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=24 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==== Transportation ====
* [[Japan]]ese shipwrights build a 100-foot oar-powered vessel for Emperor [[Emperor Ōjin|Ōjin]]. The Japanese will not use sails for another seven centuries.</onlyinclude>