216

Year 216 (CCXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sabinus and Anullinus (or, less frequently, year 969 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 216 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.

Millennium: 1st millennium
Centuries:
Decades:
Years:
216 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar216
CCXVI
Ab urbe condita969
Assyrian calendar4966
Balinese saka calendar137–138
Bengali calendar−377
Berber calendar1166
Buddhist calendar760
Burmese calendar−422
Byzantine calendar5724–5725
Chinese calendar乙未年 (Wood Goat)
2912 or 2852
     to 
丙申年 (Fire Monkey)
2913 or 2853
Coptic calendar−68 – −67
Discordian calendar1382
Ethiopian calendar208–209
Hebrew calendar3976–3977
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat272–273
 - Shaka Samvat137–138
 - Kali Yuga3316–3317
Holocene calendar10216
Iranian calendar406 BP – 405 BP
Islamic calendar419 BH – 417 BH
Javanese calendar93–94
Julian calendar216
CCXVI
Korean calendar2549
Minguo calendar1696 before ROC
民前1696年
Nanakshahi calendar−1252
Seleucid era527/528 AG
Thai solar calendar758–759
Tibetan calendar阴木羊年
(female Wood-Goat)
342 or −39 or −811
     to 
阳火猴年
(male Fire-Monkey)
343 or −38 or −810
The Baths of Caracalla (reconstructive drawing from 1899)

Events

Roman Empire

  • The Baths of Caracalla in Rome are completed with public baths (Thermae), reading rooms, auditoriums, running tracks, and public gardens that cover 20 acres.[1]
  • Emperor Caracalla tricks the Parthians by accepting a marriage proposal. He slaughters his bride and the wedding guests after the celebrations.[2]
  • Caracalla provokes a war with Artabanus V (of Parthia) to imitate his idol Alexander the Great. He crosses the Tigris, destroys towns and spoils the tombs of Arbela. The Roman army annexes Armenia.
  • The basilica of Leptis Magna, ordered by Septimius Severus, is completed.

China

Religion

  • Mithraism, which had begun in Persia, is on course to be adopted by many Roman soldiers serving in Asia.

Births

Deaths

  • Clement of Alexandria, Greek theologian (approximate date)
  • Cui Yan (or Jigui), Chinese official and politician (b. 165)
  • Huo Jun (or Zhongmiao), Chinese general and official
  • Mao Jie (or Xiaoxian), Chinese official and politician
  • Narcissus of Jerusalem, patriarch of Jerusalem
  • Pantaenus, Greek theologian (approximate date)
  • Zhang Lu, Chinese warlord and religious leader

References

  1. Piranomonte, Marina (2008). The Baths of Caracalla : guide. Italy. Soprintendenza speciale per i beni archeologici di Roma (New ed., 1st ed.). Milano: Electa. ISBN 978-88-370-6302-3. OCLC 233929517.
  2. Dunstan, William E. (2011). Ancient Rome. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7425-6834-1. OCLC 694787211.
  3. "Iran Chamber Society: Religion in Iran: Manichaeism". www.iranchamber.com. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
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