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By place Roman Empire • December 31 – Emperor Commodus alarms the Senate, by appearing dressed as a gladiator for his new consulship on January 1. His mistress Marcia finds her name on the imperial execution list, and hires champion wrestler Narcissus to assassinate Commodus; the Antonines Dynasty ends. • Civil war again strikes Ancient Rome (192–193). • Barbarians strike the city of Rome during the Civil War on August 22. 45 die. China • May 22 – Lü Bu assassinates warlord Dong Zhuo, who has controlled the central government of the Han Dynasty (since 189). Vietnam • The kingdom of Champa begins to control south and central Vietnam (approximate date). By topic Arts and Science • A fire destroys Galen's library. Religion • Syriac Christians establish an early Christian community in Kerala, India. == Births ==

• Cao Zhi (or King Chen), Chinese prince and poet (d. 232) • Gordian II, Roman emperor (Year of the Six Emperors) (d. 238) == Deaths ==

• May 22 – Dong Zhuo, Chinese general and warlord (d. 134) • December 31 – Commodus, Roman emperor (b. 161) • Annia Fundania Faustina, Roman noblewoman • Bao Xin, Chinese general and warlord (b. 152) • Cai Yong, Chinese official and calligrapher (b. 132) • Liu Dai, Chinese official, general and politician • Lu Zhi, Chinese scholar and general (b. 159) • Wang Yun, Chinese official and politician (b. 137) • Yuan Yi, Chinese official and warlord • Zhang Zhi, Chinese scholar and calligrapher == References ==