Emperor Claudius dies in January 270 of …
Years: 270 - 270
January
Emperor Claudius dies in January 270 of the plague, which has already caused great losses among the Goths; he has reigned for only eighteen months.
Wwhile preparing a campaign against the Vandals, he had fallen ill on the march to the battle and returned to his regional headquarters in Sirmium, leaving Aurelian in charge of operations against the Goths.
Locations
People
Groups
- Hasdingi
- Vandals (East Germanic tribe)
- Pannonia Inferior (Roman province)
- Roman Empire (Rome): Non-dynastic
- Thervingi (East Germanic tribe)
- Palmyrene Empire
Topics
- Classical antiquity
- Roman Age Optimum
- Crisis of the Third Century (Roman Civil “War” of 235-84)
- Plague of Cyprian
- Roman Gothic War, Third
