274

This article is about the year 274. For other uses, see 274 (number).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century
Decades:	240s 250s 260s - 270s - 280s 290s 300s
Years:	271 272 273 - 274 - 275 276 277

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Politics
State leaders - Sovereign states
Birth and death categories
Births - Deaths
Establishment and disestablishment categories
Establishments - Disestablishments

Events

December 25 — Roman emperor Aurelian has a temple dedicated to Sol Invictus on the third day after the solstice and day of rebirth of the Sun. This religion, which is in essence monotheistic, becomes the state religion of Rome.
The Gallic Empire (Gaul and Britain) is reconquered by Aurelian. With the conquests of the Palmyran Empire (272) and the Gallic Empire, the Roman Empire is united again.
Aurelian issues an important reform of Roman currency.
Germanic Peoples take advantage of the destroyed Roman armies of the Rhine. They pillage and depopulate large areas of Gaul, including Paris. The Rhine border is lost for 20 years. Franks live in the area of present southern Netherlands, northern Belgium and Rhineland from now on.

The kingdom of Aksum attains great prosperity thanks to its control of Red Sea trade.