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Template:Year nav Template:M1 year in topic Year 190 (CXC) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Sura (or, less frequently, year 943 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 190 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
[edit | edit source]By place
[edit | edit source]Roman Empire
[edit | edit source]- A part of Rome burns; Emperor Commodus orders the city to be rebuilt, under the name Colonia Commodiana.
- At the climax of his power, the freedman Marcus Aurelius Cleander appoints 25 men as Roman consuls. Amongst these is Lucius Septimius Severus, who later becomes emperor during the Year of the Five Emperors).[1]
- A Roman road crosses the Alps, by the Simplon Pass.[2]
China
[edit | edit source]- First year of the Chuping era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
- The Campaign against Dong Zhuo begins. During the Battle of Xingyang, Cao Cao's army is defeated by Dong Zhuo.
- Luoyang is burned and plundered by the forces of Dong Zhuo. The court is moved to Chang'an.
Parthia
[edit | edit source]- Osroes II, controlling Media, claims the throne of the Parthian Empire. King Vologases IV of Parthia puts down the rebellion and restores order.[3]
By topic
[edit | edit source]Art and Science
[edit | edit source]- Cleomedes teaches that the moon does not glow on its own, but rather reflects sunlight.
Economic
[edit | edit source]- Egypt (under Roman rule) is impoverished due to an inflation rate of 100% during the previous decade.
- The percentage of silver in the Egyptian denarius is lowered from 90% to 70%.
Births
[edit | edit source]- Gaius Furius Sabinius Aquila Timesitheus, Roman praetorian prefect (d. 243)
- Liu Yin (or Xiuran), Chinese general of the Shu Han state (d. 269)
- Ma Su, Chinese general and strategist of the Shu Han state (d. 228)
- Quintus Egnatius Proculus, Roman politician (approximate date)
- Wang Ji (or Boyu), Chinese general of the Cao Wei state (d. 261)
Deaths
[edit | edit source]- March 6 – Liu Bian, Chinese emperor (poisoned by Dong Zhuo) (b. 176)
- April 19 – Marcus Aurelius Cleander, Roman praetorian prefect[4]
- Athenagoras of Athens, Greek Christian apologist (b. 133)
- Julius of Rome, Roman politician (executed by Commodus)
- Xun Shuang, Chinese politician and writer (b. 128)[5]
- Zhou Bi, Chinese official (executed by Dong Zhuo)
- Emperor Seimu of Japan, according to legend.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Anthony Birley, Septimius Severus, the African Emperor, revised edition (Yale: University Press, 1988), p. 78
- ↑ "Heritage History - Products". www.heritage-history.com. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
- ↑ Sellwood 1983, p. 297.
- ↑ Birley, Septimius Severus, pp. 79f
- ↑ Goodman, Howard L. (2010). Xun Xu and the Politics of Precision in Third-Century Ad China. BRILL. p. 39. ISBN 978-9004183377.