274

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

 Events 
 By place 
 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.

 By topic 
 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)

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