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275| 200–700 | Central America [statistics and demography] | The Zapotec site of Monte Albán in Central America is at its peak in this period. It may have had 30,000 or more inhabitants. It is the centre of a complex of public buildings, temples, and dwellings that cover 40 sq km/15 sq mi. | | 275 | Roman Empire, Thrace [births and deaths] | While on his way to attack Persia, the Roman emperor Aurelian (full name Lucius Domitius Aurelianus)is murdered by a group of officers who mistakenly believe that their lives are in danger. Aurelian, Roman emperor 270–275, who reunited the empire, dies in Byzantium, Thrace (now Istanbul, Turkey). | | 275 | Gaul, Roman Empire [Christianity] | St Denis, the first bishop of Paris and later the patron saint of France, converts Paris to Christianity and establishes a religious centre on an island in the Seine. | | 275 | Roman Empire [political events] | Following the murder of the Roman emperor Aurelian, the Roman army passes the appointment of the next emperor to the Senate, which chooses the 75-year-old Cornelius Tacitus, a descendant of the historian of the same name. |
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