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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

Asia

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

★ Caracalla's troops massacre the population of Alexandria, Egypt.

★ Caracalla introduces a new coin, the Antoninianus. The weight of this coin is a mere ¹/₅₀ of a pound. Copper disappears gradually, and by the middle of the third century, with Rome's economy in crisis, the Antonianus will be the only official currency.

Asia

★ Zhang Liao holds off Sun Quan's invasion force at the siege of Hefei.

★ Reign of Vachagan I, king of Caucasian Albania (215–55)

Births

★ Huang-fu Mi

Deaths

★ Chen Wu, general of Sun Quan

★ Dong Xi, general under Sun Quan

★ Han Sui, sworn brother of Ma Teng who fought Cao Cao until the end of his life

★ Yang Ang, general under Zhang Lu