216
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This article is about the year 216. For the number (and other uses), see 216 (number).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 2nd century – 3rd century – 4th century |
| Decades: | 180s 190s 200s – 210s – 220s 230s 240s |
| Years: | 213 214 215 – 216 – 217 218 219 |
| 216 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 216 CCXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 969 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Assyrian calendar | 4966 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1628–-1627 |
| Bengali calendar | -377 |
| Berber calendar | 1166 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 760 |
| Burmese calendar | -422 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5724–5725 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙未年十一月廿四日 (2852/2912-11-24) — to —
丙申年十二月初五日(2853/2913-12-5) |
| Coptic calendar | -68–-67 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 208–209 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3976–3977 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 272–273 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 138–139 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3317–3318 |
| Holocene calendar | 10216 |
| Iranian calendar | 406 BP – 405 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 419 BH – 417 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Julian calendar | 216 CCXVI |
| Korean calendar | 2549 |
| Minguo calendar | 1696 before ROC 民前1696年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 759 |
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Year 216 (CCXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sabinus and Anullinus (or, less frequently, year 969 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 216 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Roman Empire
- The Baths of Caracalla in Rome are completed with public baths (Thermae), reading rooms, auditoriums, running tracks, and public gardens that cover 20 acres.
- Emperor Caracalla tricks the Parthians by accepting a marriage proposal. He slaughters his bride and the wedding guests after the celebrations.
- Caracalla provokes a war with Artabanus IV of Parthia to imitate his idol Alexander the Great. He crosses the Tigris, destroyes towns and spoils the tombs of Arbela. The Roman army annexed Armenia.
- The basilica of Leptis Magna, ordered by Septimius Severus, is completed.
[edit] Asia
- Cao Cao, Chinese warlord, established himself as king of the Kingdom of Wei.
[edit] By topic
[edit] Religion
- Mithraism, which had begun in Persia, is on course to be adopted by many Roman soldiers serving in Asia.
[edit] Births
- Fu Qian, general of the Kingdom of Shu (d. 263)
[edit] Deaths
- Saint Clement of Alexandria (approximate date)
- Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem (approximate date)
- Cui Yan (b. 163)
- Huo Jun
- Mao Jie, minister under Cao Cao
- Zhang Lu, general of Han Dynasty
