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223

Liu Shan becomes second emperor of Shu-Han upon the death of his father, Liu Bei.

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221

June 26 — Emperor Elagabalus adopts Alexander Severus as his heir.

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219

In India, the beginning of the reign of Pulona, Satavahana king of Andhra

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218

June 8 — Elagabalus defeats Macrinus in battle. Macrinus flees, but is captured and executed some days later.

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216

The Baths of Caracalla in Rome are completed.

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214

The kingdom of Osroene becomes a province of the Roman Empire.

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212

Construction begins on the Baths of Caracalla in Rome.

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210

Having suffered heavy losses since invading Scotland in 208, the Romans make peace with the Scots.

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208

Roman emperor Septimius Severus repairs the Antonine Wall

Campaigns of Severus, Caracalla and Geta against the Caledonians and the Macates in Britain.

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206

Trebonianus Gallus, Roman emperor from 251 to 253 was born

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204

Daysan River floods Edessa.

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202

In order to avoid Septimus Severus' persecution of Christians, Clement of Alexandria seeks refuge with Alexander in Cappadocia.

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200

* Human population reaches about 257 million.
* Palestine, benefiting from the benevolent policies of Severus, sees a significant economic revival.

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198

Change of Patriarch of Constantinople from Patriarch Olympians to Patriarch Mark I.

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196

Partial destruction of Hadrian's wall in Britain.

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195

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

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194

Pescennius Niger, competitor of Septimius Severus for the Roman Empire, is defeated in three successive battles, the Battle of Cyzicus, the Battle of Nicaea and the Battle of Issus, and is killed outside Antioch by Severus' troops.

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193

March 28 — Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.

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191

Serapion of Antioch becomes Patriarch of Antioch.

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189

Galen publishes his "Treatise on the various temperaments" (aka On the Elements According to Hippocrates).

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187

* Septimus Severus, (born Leptis Magna), is named legate of Lyonnaise Gaul.
* Another plague hits Rome.
* Albinus defeats the Chatti, a highly organized German tribe that controlled the area that includes the Black Forest.

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185

Chinese astronomers note in the Astrological Annals of the Houhanshu sight supernova now identified as RCW 86, the earliest identified supernova.

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184

The Yellow Turban Rebellion breaks out in China.

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183

Failed assassination attempt on Roman Emperor Commodus by members of the Senate.

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181

Roman cavalry general Lucius Artorius Castus is assigned to Britannia - possible source for the Arthurian legends.

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180

In his Methodus Medendo, Greek physician Galen describes the connection between paralysis and the severing of the spinal cord.

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178

First condemnation of the Montanist heresy.

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177

A systematic persecution of Christians begins in Rome under Marcus Aurelius. Many Christians worship secretly.

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175

Confucian scholars try to ensure their capacity in the royal court of China. They are massacred by the eunuchs.

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174

Marcus Aurelius defeates the Quadi.

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173

During the reign of Lha Thothori Nyantsen, Buddhism, coming from India, is introduced to Tibet.

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172

Marcus Aurelius as part of the pact signed with the Marcomanni, imports them to occupy areas of the empire that had been depopulated by the plague

Miracle of June 11 in Moravia: as the Roman army was encircled by the Quadi under intense heat, a violent thunderstorm swept away the Quadi in a torrent of water and mud, and refreshed the parched legionnaires.

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170

Publication of the fundamental works of Ptolemy on cartography.

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169

Second Marcomanni War begins. Germanic tribes invade frontiers of the Roman Empire, specifically the provinces of Raetia and Moesia.

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167

Cao Ren, a Chinese warlord to be, is born.

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165

Wow...

A Roman military operation under Avidius Cassius was successful against Parthia, capturing Artaxata, Seleucia, and Ctesiphon. The Parthians sued for peace.

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163

Statius Priscus reconquers Armenia; Artaxata is ruined.

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161

Roman Empire: The weight of a goldpiece, the aureus, is reduced from 7.81 grams under Aurelius to 7.12 grams.

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159

In India, reign of Shivashri Satakarni as King Satavahana of Andhra begins.

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157

Death of Taoist philosopher Zhang Daoling

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155

- Pope Anicetus succeeds Pope Pius I as the eleventh pope.
- The Christian bishops are in disagreement regarding the date of Easter.