271

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century – 3rd century – 4th century
Decades:	240s 250s 260s – 270s – 280s 290s 300s
Years:	268 269 270 – 271 – 272 273 274

Year 271 (CCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.

Events[change]

Emperor Aurelian pushes the Vandals back from Pannonia.
January
- Battle of Placentia: The Alamanni invade Italy. They take the city of Piacenza.
- Battle of Fano: The Alamanni move toward Rome. Aurelian defeats the Germanic tribes on the Metauro River.
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.

Victorinus, Emperor of the Gallic Empire, is killed by Attitianus. Domitianus is Emperor for a few days before being replaced by Tetricus I.

Zenobia makes herself to be Empress. She breaks all relations with the Roman Empire.
Zenobia gives her son Vaballathus the title of Augustus.