Year 194 (
CXCIV) was a
common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar
The Julian calendar, proposed by Roman consul Julius Caesar in 46 BC, was a reform of the Roman calendar. It took effect on , by edict. It was designed with the aid of Greek mathematicians and astronomers such as Sosigenes of Alexandr ...
. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''
Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the
Anno Domini
The terms (AD) and before Christ (BC) are used to label or number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The term is Medieval Latin and means 'in the year of the Lord', but is often presented using "our Lord" instead of "the Lord", ...
calendar era
A calendar era is the period of time elapsed since one '' epoch'' of a calendar and, if it exists, before the next one. For example, it is the year as per the Gregorian calendar, which numbers its years in the Western Christian era (the Copti ...
became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
* Emperor Septimius Severus
Lucius Septimius Severus (; 11 April 145 – 4 February 211) was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna (present-day Al-Khums, Libya) in the Roman province of Africa. As a young man he advanced through the customary suc ...
and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consul
A consul held the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic ( to 27 BC), and ancient Romans considered the consulship the second-highest level of the ''cursus honorum'' (an ascending sequence of public offices to which politic ...
s.
* Battle of Issus
The Battle of Issus (also Issos) occurred in southern Anatolia, on November 5, 333 BC between the Hellenic League led by Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Empire, led by Darius III. It was the second great battle of Alexander's conquest of ...
: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia
Cilicia (); el, Κιλικία, ''Kilikía''; Middle Persian: ''klkyʾy'' (''Klikiyā''); Parthian: ''kylkyʾ'' (''Kilikiyā''); tr, Kilikya). is a geographical region in southern Anatolia in Turkey, extending inland from the northeastern coa ...
, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops.
* Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the Defensive wall, city walls suffer extensive damage.
Asia
* Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days.
* First year of the ''Xingping'' era during the Han dynasty, Han Dynasty in China.
By topic
Art and Science
* Galen writes his manual on pathology, ''The Art of Curing'' (approximate date).
Religion
* Irenaeus declares Gnostic doctrines to be heresy, heretical (approximate date).
Births
* Sun Huan (Jiming), Sun Huan (or Jiming), Chinese general (d. 234)
* Zhu Ju, Chinese official and general (d. 250)
Deaths
* Liu Yan (Han dynasty warlord), Liu Yan, Chinese warlord and governor
* Ma Midi, Chinese official and politician
* Pescennius Niger, Roman usurper (b. AD 140, 140)
* Tao Qian (Han dynasty), Tao Qian, Chinese warlord and governor (b. AD 132, 132)
References
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