By place Roman Empire •
June 26 – Emperor
Elagabalus adopts his cousin
Alexander Severus as his heir, and receives the title of
Caesar. •
July – Elagabalus is forced to divorce
Aquilia Severa, and marries his third wife
Annia Faustina. After five months he returns to Severa, and claims that the original divorce is invalid. The marriage is symbolic, because Elagabalus appears to be
homosexual or
bisexual. According to the historian
Cassius Dio, he has a stable relationship with his
chariot driver, the slave
Hierocles.
Asia •
May 15 –
Liu Bei, Chinese warlord and descendant of the imperial clan of the
Han dynasty, proclaims himself emperor in
Chengdu,
Sichuan, and establishes the state of
Shu Han. == Births ==