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Contents

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

★ 19 February — Battle of Lugdunum, in which Roman usurper Albinus is defeated by the forces of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus.

★ Lyon, which had been the headquarters of Clodius Albinus, is sacked and destroyed.

★ Sixty-four senators are denounced as accomplices of Albinus and twenty-four are put to death.

★ Legio I, II, and III ''Parthica'' are levied by Septimius Severus for his Parthian campaign.

★ Septimus Severus sacks Ctesiphon and captures an enormous number of its inhabitants as slaves.

★ Septimus reconstitutes the Province of Mesopotamia under an equestrian governor commanding two legions.

★ Severus, who had spared the Senate at the beginning of his reign, now excludes it from controlling the empire by declaring a military dictatorship.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

★ Publication of Galen's major work on medicines, ''Pharmacologia''.

Religion

★ A Christian council is held in Edessa.

Births

★ Deng Ai, Wei general

Deaths

★ February 19 — Clodius Albinus, rival for Roman Emperor.

★ Cao Ang, first son of Cao Cao

★ Cao Anmin, nephew of Cao Cao

★ Dian Wei, bodyguard to the Chinese Warlord Cao Cao

★ Guo Si

★ Hu Che Er

★ Li Jue

★ Liang Gang

★ Qiao Rui

★ Yang Feng

★ Yue Jiu