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Probus
232 – 282
Ruler
Marcus Aurelius Probus (; 230–235 – September 282) was Roman emperor from 276 to 282. Probus was an active and successful general as well as a conscientious adm…
Florianus
232 – 276
Military personnel
Marcus Annius Florianus (died 276), also known as Florian, was briefly Roman emperor in the year 276. He took the throne after the death of his half-brother Tac…
Tacitus
200 – 276
Politician
Marcus Claudius Tacitus ( TAS-it-əs; died June 276) was Roman emperor from 275 to 276. During his short reign he campaigned against the Goths and the Heruli, fo…
Bahram I
3rd century – 276
Sovereign
Bahram I (also spelled Wahram I or Warahran I; Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭) was the fourth Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 271 to 274. He was the eldest so…
Aurelian
214 – 275
Politician
Aurelian (; Latin: Lucius Domitius Aurelianus; 9 September c. 214 – c. November 275) was a Roman emperor from 270 to 275 during the Crisis of the Third Century…
Paul of Samosata
200 – 275
Patriarch, Presbyter, Scholar, Bishop
Paul of Samosata (Ancient Greek: Παῦλος ὁ Σαμοσατεύς, lived from 200 to 275) was patriarch of Antioch from 260 to 268 and the originator of the Paulianist heres…
Tetricus I
3rd century – 275
Ruler
Gaius Pius Esuvius Tetricus was a Gallo-Roman nobleman who ruled as emperor of the Gallic Empire from 271 to 274 AD. He was originally the praeses (provincial g…
Pope Felix I
— – 274
Catholic priest
Pope Felix I (died 30 December 274) was the bishop of Rome from 5 January 269 to his death on 30 December 274. Born in Rome, he succeeded Pope Dionysius and is…
Mani
216 – 274
Theologian, Writer, Prophet, Religious leader, Philosopher, Poet
Mani (; c. April AD 216 – 2 March AD 274 or 26 February AD 277) was an Iranian prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, a religion most prevalent in late antiqui…
Zenobia
240 – 274
Historical figure
Septimia Zenobia (Palmyrene Aramaic: 𐡡𐡶𐡦𐡡𐡩, romanized: Bat-Zabbai; c. 240 – c. 274) was a third-century queen of the Palmyrene Empire in Syria. Many legen…
Saint Valentine
175 – 273
Physician
Saint Valentine (Italian: Valentino; Latin: Valentinus) was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthod…
Cassius Longinus
213 – 273
Philosopher
Cassius Longinus (; Greek: Κάσσιος Λογγῖνος; c. 213 – 273 AD) was a Greek rhetorician and philosophical critic. Born in either Emesa or Athens, he studied at Al…
Hormizd I
3rd century – 273
Sovereign
Hormizd-Ardashir, better known by his dynastic name of Hormizd I (also spelled Hormozd I or Ohrmazd I; Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣), was the third Sasanian K…
Victorinus
— – 271
Politician
Marcus Piavonius Victorinus was emperor in the Gallic provinces from 268 to 270 or 269 to 271, following the brief reign of Marius. He was murdered by a jealous…
Quintillus
229 – 270
Politician
Marcus Aurelius Claudius Quintillus (died 270) was a short-lived Roman emperor. He took power after the death of his brother, Emperor Claudius Gothicus, in 270.…
Shapur I
— – 270
Sovereign
Shapur I (also spelled Shabuhr I; Middle Persian: 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩, romanized: Šābuhr) also known as Shapur I the Great was the second Sasanian King of Kings of I…
Claudius Gothicus
214 – 270
Politician, Military personnel
Here is a revised and improved memorial biography for Marcus Aurelius Claudius “Gothicus,” based strictly on well-supported historical sources: --- Marcus Aur…
Gregory Thaumaturgus
213 – 270
Writer, Catholic priest, Bishop
Gregory Thaumaturgus or Gregory the Miracle-Worker (Ancient Greek: Γρηγόριος ὁ Θαυματουργός, Grēgórios ho Thaumatourgós; Latin: Gregorius Thaumaturgus; c. 213 –…
Plotinus
205 – 270
Philosopher, Writer
Plotinus (; Ancient Greek: Πλωτῖνος, Plōtînos; c. 204/5 – 270 AD) was an ancient Greek philosopher, born and raised in Roman Egypt. He is widely regarded by mod…
Laelian
3rd century – 269
Politician
Laelian (; Latin: Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus), also incorrectly referred to as Lollianus and Aelianus, was a usurper against Postumus, the emperor of the Gallic…