Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century Decades: 160s - 170s - 180s - 190s - 200s - 210s - 220s - 230s - 240s - 250s - 260s
Years: 210Events Caracalla is Roman Consul Births Dexippus, Greek historian Mani, founder of Manichaeism (approximate date) Deaths Sauromates II King of Bosporus Claudius Galen, Greek scholar Monoimus, Arab gnostic (approximate date) Zhou Yu, Chinese strategist 210 211Events The city of York becomes the capital of Britannia Inferior, a northern province of the Roman Empire. Caracalla and Publius Septimius Geta succeed their father Septimius Severus as Roman Emperors. Mark succeeds Philadelphus as Patriarch of Constanti 212Events Roman Emperor Caracalla decrees that freemen throughout the Roman Empire become Roman Citizens. Construction of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. Edessa becomes a Roman province. Births Deaths Q. Serenus Sammonicus, poet and physician Papinian, Roman 213Events Cao Cao, the prime minister of the Han dynasty, is given ten cities as his territories and the title Wei Gong (noble of Wei). This becomes the Kingdom of Wei The Baths of Caracalla, containing reading rooms, running tracks, and public gardens and c 214Events The kingdom of Osroene becomes a province of the Roman Empire. The Korean kingdom of Baekje attacks the Mohe tribes. Births Aurelian, Roman emperor Claudius II, Roman emperor Diophantus, Greek mathematician (possible date) Deaths King Chogo of Baek 215Events Caracalla's Roman troops massacre the population of Alexandria, Egypt. Caracalla introduces a new coin, the Antoninianus. Births Deaths 215. 216Events The Baths of Caracalla in Rome are completed. Britain is divided into Britannia Superior and Britannia Inferior. Cao Cao becomes King of Wei. Deaths Clement of Alexandria (approximate date) 216. 217Events Macrinus becomes Roman Emperor on the death of Caracalla. Pope Callixtus I succeeds Pope Zephyrinus Ciriacus succeeds Philadelphus as Patriarch of Constantinople Births Deaths April 4 Caracalla, Roman Emperor (assassinated) December 20 Pope Zephyri 218 219
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