211
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| 211 by topic |
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| Leaders |
| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 211 CCXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 964 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4961 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 132–133 |
| Bengali calendar | −382 |
| Berber calendar | 1161 |
| Buddhist calendar | 755 |
| Burmese calendar | −427 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5719–5720 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚寅年 (Metal Tiger) 2908 or 2701 — to — 辛卯年 (Metal Rabbit) 2909 or 2702 |
| Coptic calendar | −73 – −72 |
| Discordian calendar | 1377 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 203–204 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3971–3972 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 267–268 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 132–133 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3311–3312 |
| Holocene calendar | 10211 |
| Iranian calendar | 411 BP – 410 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 424 BH – 423 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 88–89 |
| Julian calendar | 211 CCXI |
| Korean calendar | 2544 |
| Minguo calendar | 1701 before ROC 民前1701年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1257 |
| Seleucid era | 522/523 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 753–754 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金虎年 (male Iron-Tiger) 337 or −44 or −816 — to — 阴金兔年 (female Iron-Rabbit) 338 or −43 or −815 |
Year 211 (CCXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Terentius and Bassus (or, less frequently, year 964 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 211 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.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- February 4 – Emperor Septimius Severus, having fallen ill, dies in Eboracum (modern-day York) while on campaign in Britain after an 18-year reign. He is later deified by the Senate. His sons Caracalla and Geta succeed him as joint Roman Emperors.
- December 19 – Geta is lured to come without his bodyguards to meet Caracalla, to discuss a possible reconciliation. When he arrives the Praetorian Guard murders him and he dies in the arms of his mother Julia Domna.
- Eboracum becomes the capital of Britannia Inferior, a northern province of the Roman Empire.
Asia
- January – Cao Cao writes Ràng Xiàn Zì Míng Běn Zhì Lìng (讓縣自明本志令)
- March – September: Cao Cao defeats Ma Chao at the Battle of Tong Pass.
- Ardashir I becomes king of part of Persia.
By topic
Art
- Baths of Caracalla construction begins (approximate date).
Religion
- Mark is succeeded by Philadelphus as Patriarch of Constantinople.
Births
Deaths
- February 4 – Roman emperor Septimius Severus (York, England) (b. 145)
- December 19 – Publius Septimius Geta, Roman co-emperor (murdered) (b. 189)
- Serapion of Antioch, patriarch of Antioch
- Wang Lei, minister under Liu Zhang
References
211 is also the number most commonly used by members of the UK rock band 'The Interceptors' (Fred Baylis and Thaddues Sterianos) as they believe it to be the number of the universe.
This is due to the amount 211 is displayed randomly within day to day events.