274

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

Coin of Tetricus I

Year 274 (CCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.

Roman Empire

• Battle of Châlons: Emperor Aurelian reconquers the Gallic Empire.
• Rome calls Aurelian "Restorer of the World".
• Aurelian makes an important change of Roman currency.
• December 25 – Aurelian has a temple dedicated to Sol Invictus. This religion becomes the state religion of Rome.

Africa

• The Kingdom of Aksum gets great wealth thanks to its control of Red Sea trade.

Religion

• December 30 – Pope Felix I dies in Rome after a 5-year reign.

Transportation

• Japanese shipwrights build a 100-foot oar-powered vessel for Emperor Ōjin. The Japanese will not use sails for another 7 centuries.

Births

• Li Xiong, first emperor of Cheng Han (d. 334)
• Shi Le, founder and emperor of the Chinese Jie state (d. 333)

Deaths

• Cao Fang, Emperor of the Kingdom of Wei (b. 231)
• December 30—Pope Felix I
• Lu Kang, general of the Kingdom of Wu (b. 226)
• Empress Yang Yan, first wife of Emperor Wu (b. 238)
• Zenobia, queen of the Palmyrene Empire (b. 240)