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Template:Year nav Template:M1 year in topic Year 206 (CCVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Umbrius and Gavius (or, less frequently, year 959 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 206 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]- Hadrian's Wall is retaken for the first time, since the Pictish uprising of 180.
- Emperor Septimius Severus goes to Britain, with his sons Caracalla and Geta.
Births
[edit | edit source]- Trebonianus Gallus, Roman emperor (d. 253)
- Wang Jun (or Shizhi), Chinese general (d. 286)
Deaths
[edit | edit source]- Gao Gan, Chinese warlord, politician
- Taishi Ci (or Ziyi), Chinese general (b. 166)[1]
- Ying Shao, Chinese politician, writer (b. 140)
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ de Crespigny, Rafe (December 2006). A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23-220 AD). Brill Publishers. p. 781. ISBN 9047411846.