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272
Aurelian defeats the renegade Zenobia of Palmyra .
272 in other calendars
Ethiopian calendar	264/265
Buddhist calendar	815/816 (southern Buddhism); 814/815 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana )
Chinese calendar	49th (50th) cycle , year of the water dragon壬辰 ( at the beginning of the year metal rabbit 辛卯)
Greek calendar	3rd / 4th Year of the 262nd Olympiad
Jewish calendar	4032/33 (September 11-12)
Roman calendar	from urbe condita MXXV (1025)
Seleucid era	Babylon: 582/583 (New Year April); Syria: 583/584 (New Year October)
Spanish era	310
Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar)	328/329 (turn of the year April)

Events

Politics and world events

The Roman Empire, which fell into three parts, in AD 272

• Imperial crisis of the 3rd century : Summer: Encouraged by his victories in the north, Aurelian turns to the renegade provinces in the south, where Zenobia is the de facto ruler over Egypt, Syria and Asia. The attack forces Zenobia to finally proclaim her son Vaballathus as the anti-emperor. Zenobia's army is defeated at Antioch on the Orontes . The usurpers have to flee to Emesa .
• August: Emperor Aurelian, who followed Zenobia to Emesa, can defeat her troops again. Zenobia and Vaballathus are captured by Roman soldiers on their flight to Persia. Palmyra is besieged and finally conquered. The southeastern provinces are once again under direct control of Rome.

religion

• Dometius succeeds the late Titus as Bishop of Byzantium .

Born

• around 272: Constantine the Great , Roman Emperor († 337 )

Died

• Longinos , philosopher and philologist (* around 212 )
• Sima Fu , Chinese politician (* 180 )
• Titus , Bishop of Byzantium