阳金虎年 (male Iron-
Tiger) 397 or 16 or −756 — to — 阴金兔年 (female Iron-
Rabbit) 398 or 17 or −755
Year 271 (CCLXXI) was a
common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelianus and Bassus (or, less frequently, year 1024 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 271 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the
Anno Dominicalendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
After an indecisive battle, Emperor
Aurelian defeats the
Vandals, and forces them from
Pannonia, and across the
Danube.
Battle of Pavia: The Roman army pursues the Alamanni in
Lombardy. Aurelian closes the passes in the
Alps and encircles the invaders near
Pavia. The Alamanni are destroyed and Aurelian receives the title Germanicus Maximus.
Following Aurelian's execution of
Felicissimus, the financial minister of the state treasury, on the charge of corruption, the
mint workers of the city of Rome, with senatorial support, lead an uprising against Aurelian. In bitter street-fighting on the
Caelian Hill the rebels are defeated. The revolt is followed by a purge of Aurelian's senatorial opponents, including
Urbanus.
Around this time, generals loyal to Aurelian defeat the usurpers
Septimius in Dalmatia and
Domitian II in southern Gaul. The Iuthungian invasion may have encouraged the spate of revolts.
Perhaps around this time, Aurelian increases Rome's daily
bread ration to nearly 1.5 pounds and adds
pig fat to the list of foods distributed free to the
populace.
Aurelian defeats a Gothic raid into the Balkans and then invades the Gothic homeland. Here he defeats the Goths again, killing one of their leaders, Cannabas, who may be
Cniva, the Goth who had won the
battle of Abritus, at which Emperor
Decius was killed.
Aurelian withdraws Rome's administrative and military presence from
Dacia (modern
Romania), thereby rationalizing the Danube frontier and freeing resources for the forthcoming campaign against
Zenobia.
Europe
Victorinus, Emperor of the
Gallic Empire, is
assassinated by one of his officers, Attitianus, reportedly for reasons of personal
revenge. He is succeeded by
Tetricus I, who is elevated with the help of Victorinus' mother Victoria.
Near East
Zenobia invades Asia Minor and seizes control of Cilicia and Galatia before being stalled in Bithynia.
Shapur I of the Sasanian Empire dies, and his successor, his son
Hormizd I, leads an army against nomads in Sogdiana, perhaps taking command of a war that had begun under his father. (Note: Some scholars date Shapur's death to 270 or 272)