What is 271?
{{Year nav|271}} {{Year in other calendars}} [[File: Map of Ancient Rome 271 AD.svg|thumb|[[Roman Empire|Roman Empire (271)]]]] __NOTOC__ Year '''271''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCLXXI]]''') was a common year starting on Sunday of the [[Julian calendar]]. == Events == === By place === ==== Roman Empire ==== * Emperor [[Aurelian]] pushes the [[Vandals]] back from [[Pannonia]]. * January ** [[Battle of Placentia (271)|Battle of Placentia]]: The [[Alamanni]] invade [[Italy]]. They take the city of [[Piacenza]]. ** [[Battle of Fano]]: The Alamanni move toward [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]. Aurelian defeats the [[Germanic peoples|Germanic tribes]] on the [[Metauro|Metauro River]]. * [[Battle of Pavia (271)|Battle of Pavia]]: The Roman army chase after the Alamanni in [[Lombardy]]. * [[Felicissimus]] leads an uprising against Aurelian. He is defeated and killed on the [[Caelian Hill]]. * Aurelian begins to build a new [[defensive wall]] to protect Rome. ==== Europe ==== * [[Victorinus]], Emperor of the [[Gallic Empire]], is killed by Attitianus. [[Domitianus]] is Emperor for a few days before being replaced by [[Tetricus I]]. ==== Syria ==== * [[Zenobia]] makes herself to be Empress. She breaks all relations with the [[Roman Empire]]. * Zenobia gives her son [[Vaballathus]] the title of [[Augustus (title)|Augustus]]. === By topic === ==== Arts and sciences ==== * King [[Shapur I]] builds the [[Academy of Gundishapur]] ([[Iran]]). * A [[magnetic compass]] is first used in [[China]]. == Births == * [[Sima Wei]], prince during the [[Jin Dynasty (265–420)|Jin Dynasty]] (d. [[291]]) == Deaths == * [[Ding Feng]], general of the [[Eastern Wu|Kingdom of Wu]] * [[Domitianus]], Emperor of the [[Gallic Empire]] * [[Felicissimus]], Roman financial minister (''[[rationalis]]'') * [[Liu Shan]], last Emperor of the [[Shu Han|Kingdom of Shu]] (b. [[207]]) * [[Pei Xiu]], minister and [[cartography|cartographer]] of the [[Cao Wei|Kingdom of Wei]] (b. [[224]]) * [[Sima Wang]], general of the Jin Dynasty (b. [[205]]) * [[Victorinus]], E