By place China fights at Changban (or
Jing Province) • Spring –
Battle of Jiangxia:
Sun Quan defeats
Huang Zu. •
October • Warlord
Cao Cao marches south with his army, and captures the enemy fleet at Jiangling. •
Battle of Changban: Warlord
Liu Bei escapes from Cao Cao. •
December 10 – Cao Cao writes
Duǎn Ge Xíng. • Winter –
Zhou Yu and Liu Bei defeat Cao Cao at the
Battle of Red Cliffs; along with the
Battle of Yamen and
Battle of Lake Poyang. This is one of the largest
naval battles in China's history.
Parthia • King
Vologases VI succeeds his father
Vologases V to the throne. His brother
Artabanus V begins a
rebellion against him in the
Parthian Empire. •
Ardashir I, ruler of
Istakhr (
Persia), revolts against his brother and founds the
Sassanid Dynasty.
Roman Empire •
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus and his brother
Publius Septimius Geta Caesar become
Roman Consuls. • Emperor
Septimius Severus leads an expedition (20,000 men) into
Britannia, crosses
Hadrian's Wall and moves through eastern
Scotland. The
Roman army pushes the
Caledonians back to the
River Tay and Severus signs a
peace treaty. He repairs the
Antonine Wall (his repairs are sometimes called the Severan Wall). • Britain is divided: in the north, Lower Britain (
Britannia Inferior) is administered from the
fortress at
Eburacum (modern
York), and in the south, Upper Britain (
Britannia Superior) is controlled by the
legions at
Deva Victrix (Chester) and
Isca Augusta (Caerleon) with its capital at
Londinium (
London). == Births ==