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Contents

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

Asia

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

★ Emperor Septimius Severus has the Senate deify Commodus in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius.

★ Vologases V of Parthia invaded Mesopotamia, which was under Roman rule.

★ Severus travels to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians.

★ The province of Syria is divided and the rôle of Antioch is diminished.

★ Clodius Albinus, who had been proclaimed emperor in Britain, crosses into Gaul with his legions, while at the same time recruiting new soldiers. He is soon the head of an Army of 150,000 men. Severus, still in Mesopotamia, hastily returns to Rome.

★ Caracalla is given the surname "Caesar".

★ Devaluation of the denarius by Severus. The coin now contains only 50% precious metal.

Asia

★ Last (2nd) year of ''Xingping'' era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.

★ In China, the Xiongnu federation crosses the Great Wall and establishes itself in Shanxi province.

Births

★ Wang Su

Deaths

★ Fan Chou, executed by Guo Si

★ Huangfu Song

★ Ze Rong, general under Tao Qian

★ Zhang Miao, defeated by Cao Cao

★ Zhu Jun, died by illness