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Who was alive in 270?

152 well-known people were alive in 270, including Saint Nicholas, Plotinus, Diocletian. Here are the 80 most notable:

• Saint Nicholas (250–350) — 4th-century Christian bishop and saint
• Plotinus (205–270) — Hellenistic Platonist philosopher and founder of Neoplatonism (c. 204/5–270)
• Diocletian (240–316) — Augustus of the Eastern Roman Empire (244-311)
• Aurelian (214–275) — Roman Emperor (C.E.214-275)
• Diophantus of Alexandria (200–284) — 3rd century Alexandrian Greek mathematician
• Arius (250–336) — Cyrenaic presbyter and founder of Arianism (died 336)
• Stephen I (257–300) — Pope and Bishop of Rome from 254 to 257
• Eusebius of Caesarea (265–340) — Greek Christian scholar, c.260-c.340
• Anthony the Great (251–357) — Egyptian Christian monk, hermit, and saint (died 356)
• Constantius Chlorus (250–306) — Roman emperor (250-306)
• Marcellus I (255–309) — pope
• Mani (216–274) — 3rd century prophet and founder of Manichaeism
• Helena Augusta (250–330) — saint, first wife of Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus, and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great (250-330)
• Saint Valentine (175–273) — 3rd-century Roman Christian saint (175–273)
• Claudius Gothicus (214–270) — Roman Emperor from 268 to 270 (213–270)
• Licinius (263–325) — Roman emperor from 308 to 324
• Porphyry (233–301) — 3rd-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
• Saint Sebastian (255–287) — Christian saint and martyr (256–288)
• Probus (232–282) — 3rd-century Roman Emperor (232-282)
• Maximian (240–310) — Roman emperor
• Galerius (258–311) — Roman emperor (250-311)
• Tacitus (200–276) — Roman emperor from 275 to 276
• Quintillus (212–270) — Roman emperor (270)
• Zenobia (240–275) — 3rd-century Queen of the Palmyrene Empire
• Carus (222–283) — Roman emperor
• Sextus Empiricus (200–300) — 2nd-century Roman philosopher and physician
• Florian (232–276) — Roman emperor (276)
• Saint Christopher (251–300) — saint in the Catholic and Orthodox church
• Carinus (250–285) — Roman emperor from 283 to 285
• Iamblichus (245–325) — Syrian Neoplatonist philosopher (c. 245 – c. 325)
• Maximinus Daza (270–313) — Roman emperor from 310 to 313
• Lactantius (240–320) — Roman Christian author (c. 250 - c. 325)
• Numerian (254–284) — Roman emperor (r. 283–284)
• Gregory the Illuminator (239–325) — patron saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church (c.257–c.331)
• Hormizd I (250–273) — The third Sasanian emperor (270–271)
• Chandragupta I (250–335) — 4th-century king of the Gupta Empire
• Pope Alexandros of Alexandria (250–326) — Patriarch of Alexandria
• Bahram I (250–276) — The fourth Sasanian emperor (271–274)
• Tetricus I (250–275) — Gallic emperor from 271 to 274 AD
• Celsus (200–) — 2nd-century Greek philosopher
• Paul of Thebes (227–) — Christian hermit
• Martinianus (250–324) — early 4th-century Roman emperor
• Bahram II (250–293) — fifth Sasanian emperor (274–293)
• Saint Maurice (250–287) — Egyptian saint and leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion
• Arnobius (255–327) — Christian apologist
• Liu Hui (225–295) — Chinese mathematician from Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms period)
• Heliodorus of Emesa (250–) — 3rd/4th century Greco-Roman writer
• Paul of Samosata (200–275) — Patriarch of Antioch
• Gregory Thaumaturgus (213–270) — Greek bishop and saint (c. 213 – 270)
• Emperor Wu of Jin (236–290) — Emperor of the Jin Dynasty from 266 to 290
• Tiridates III of Armenia (250–330) — King of Armenia and Saint
• Saint Florian (250–304) — Austrian Catholic martyr and saint
• Aphrahat (270–346) — 4th century Syriac-Christian theologian and author
• Sasan (200–300) — early 3rd century ancestor of the Sasanian dynasty
• Achilles Tatius (200–300) — ancient Greek novellist
• Theodora (270–) — Roman empress, wife of Constantius Chlorus
• Allectus (201–296) — Augustus of Gaul and Britannia from 293 to 296
• Hosius of Corduba (256–357) — Spanish bishop (256–359)
• Eustathius of Antioch (270–337) — Patriarch of Antioch
• Bhāsa (200–300) — One of the earliest and most celebrated Indian playwrights in Sanskrit who predated Kalidasa.
• Chen Shou (233–297) — Chinese historian (233-297)
• Adhur Narseh (250–309) — The ninth Sasanian emperor (309)
• Mirian III of Iberia (265–361) — first Iberian king from the Chosroid dynasty
• Cornelia Salonina (268–300) — Roman empress as the consort of Roman Emperor Gallienus (died 268)
• Saint Spyridon (270–348) — Cypriot saint (270–348)
• Cassius Longinus (213–273) — Syrian/Egyptian Neoplatonist philosopher (c.213–273)
• Cao Huan (246–302) — Emperor of Cao Wei from 260 to 266
• Dexippus (210–278) — Greek historian, statesman and general (c. 210–273)
• Victorinus of Pettau (250–303) — 3rd century Christian ecclesiastical writer
• Saturninus (257–300) — 3rd century founding Bishop of Toulouse
• Nemesianus (200–300) — Roman poet and writer
• Liu Shan (207–271) — Chinese emperor of Shu Han from 223 to 263
• Methodius of Olympus (260–311) — Christian bishop and martyr
• Cao Fang (232–274) — Cao Wei emperor from 239 to 254
• Lucian of Antioch (240–312) — Christian martyr, presbyter and theologian (died 312)
• Sri Gupta (240–280) — 3rd century CE founder of Gupta dynasty of northern India
• Quietus (261–300) — usurper of the Roman Empire (died 261)
• Huvishka (200–) — the fifth Kushan emperor (150–190)
• Pamphilus of Caesarea (240–309) — Presbyter of Caesarea
• Zosimos of Panopolis (250–350) — Egyptian alchemist

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