Emperor Claudius dies in January 270 of…

January 270 CE

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.

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Sirmium > Sremska Mitrovica Serbia Serbia View →

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Aurelian View → Claudius Gothicus View →

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Hasdingi View → Vandals (East Germanic tribe) View → Pannonia Inferior (Roman province) View → Roman Empire (Rome): Non-dynastic View → Thervingi (East Germanic tribe) View → Palmyrene Empire View →

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Classical antiquity View → Roman Age Optimum View → Crisis of the Third Century (Roman Civil “War” of 235-84) View → Plague of Cyprian View → Roman Gothic War, Third View →

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Public health View → Conflict View → Government View →

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