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Year '''222''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCXXII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Antoninus and Severus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 975 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 222 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 years222
Year '''222''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCXXII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]], it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Antoninus and Severus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 975 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 222 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 ==
== Events ==
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==== Roman Empire ====
==== Roman Empire ====
* [[March 11]] – Emperor [[Elagabalus]] is assassinated, along with his mother, [[Julia Soaemias]], by the [[Praetorian Guard]] during a revolt. Their [[mutilation|mutilated]] bodies are dragged through the streets of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] before being thrown into the [[Tiber]].
* [[March 13]] &ndash; Emperor [[Elagabalus]] is assassinated, along with his mother, [[Julia Soaemias]], by the [[Praetorian Guard]] during a revolt. Their [[mutilation|mutilated]] bodies are dragged through the streets of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] before being thrown into the [[Tiber]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Arrizabalaga y Prado |first=Leonardo de |title=The Emperor Elagabulus: Fact or Fiction? |year=2010 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-89555-2 |page=27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Burgess |first=Richard W. |url=https://www.steiner-verlag.de/en/Roman-Imperial-Chronology-and-Early-Fourth-Century-Historiography/9783515107327 |title=Roman imperial chronology and early-fourth-century historiography |date=2014 |publisher=Steiner |isbn=978-3-515-10732-7 |series=Historia Einzelschriften |location=Stuttgart |pages=65–66, 121 |access-date=16 June 2024 |archive-date=14 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614223454/https://www.steiner-verlag.de/en/Roman-Imperial-Chronology-and-Early-Fourth-Century-Historiography/9783515107327 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Alexander Severus]] succeeds Elagabalus. He is only 13 years old; his mother, [[Julia Avita Mamaea]], governs the [[Roman Empire]] with the help of [[Domitius Ulpianus]] and a council composed of 16 [[Roman Senate|senators]].
* [[Alexander Severus]] succeeds Elagabalus. He is only 13 years old; his mother, [[Julia Avita Mamaea]], governs the [[Roman Empire]] with the help of [[Domitius Ulpianus]] and a council composed of 16 [[Roman Senate|senators]].


==== China ====
==== China ====
* [[Battle of Xiaoting|Battle of Xiaoting/Yiling]] between the Chinese states of [[Shu Han]] and [[Eastern Wu]]
* [[Battle of Xiaoting|Battle of Xiaoting/Yiling]]: The Chinese state of [[Shu Han]] is defeated by [[Eastern Wu]].


=== By topic ===
=== By topic ===


==== Commerce ====
==== Commerce ====
* The [[silver]] content of the Roman [[denarius]] falls to 35 percent under emperor Alexander Severus, down from 43 percent under Elagabalus.{{fact|date=February 2012}}
* The [[silver]] content of the Roman [[denarius]] falls to 35 percent under emperor Alexander Severus, down from 43 percent under Elagabalus.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hopkins |first1=T. C. F. |title=Empires, Wars, and Battles: The Middle East from Antiquity to the Rise of the New World |date=July 8, 2008 |publisher=Tom Doherty Associates |isbn=978-1-4668-4171-0 |page=84 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VndCz15GE4wC&pg=PT84 |language=en}}</ref>


==== Religion ====
==== Religion ====
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== Births ==
== Births ==
* [[Carus|Marcus Aurelius Carus]], Roman emperor (d. [[283]])
* [[Du Yu]], Chinese general and scholar of the [[Jin dynasty (265–420)|Jin dynasty]] (d. [[285]])
* [[Du Yu]] (or '''Yuankai'''), Chinese general and politician (d. [[285]])


== Deaths ==
== Deaths ==
* [[Elagabalus]], Roman emperor (b. [[203]])
* [[March 11]] &ndash;
** [[Elagabalus]], Roman Emperor (murdered) (b. [[203]])
* [[Julia Soaemias]], mother of Elagabalus (b. [[180]])
* [[Annia Faustina]], Roman noblewoman and empress
** [[Julia Soaemias]], mother of Elagabalus (b. [[180]])
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* [[Bardaisan]], Syriac scholar and philosopher (b. [[154]])
* [[Pope Callixtus I]]
* [[Pope Callixtus I|Callixtus I]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]]
* [[Publius Valerius Comazon]], Roman general
* [[Cheng Ji (Shu Han)|Cheng Ji]] (or '''Jiran'''), Chinese general
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* [[Hierocles (charioteer)|Hierocles]], favourite of Elagabalus
* [[Feng Xi]] (or '''Xiuyuan'''), Chinese general
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* [[Bardaisan]], Syriac philosopher (b. [[154]])
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* [[Hierocles (charioteer)|Hierocles]], favourite and lover of Elagabalus
* [[Ma Chao]], Chinese general of the Shu Han state (b. [[176]])
* [[Liu Ba (Three Kingdoms)|Liu Ba]] (or '''Zichu'''), Chinese official and politician
* [[Taurinus]], Roman rebel (drowned)
* [[Zhang Liao]], Chinese general of the [[Cao Wei]] state (b. [[169]])
* [[Ma Chao]], Chinese general and warlord (b. [[176]])
* [[Ma Liang (Three Kingdoms)|Ma Liang]], Chinese diplomat and politician (b. [[187]])
* [[Xu Jing (Three Kingdoms)|Xu Jing]] (or '''Wenxiu'''), Chinese official and politician
* [[Zhang Liao]] (or '''Wenyuan'''), Chinese general (b. [[169]])


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 13:52, 22 October 2024

This article is about the year 222. For the number, see 222 (number). For other uses, see 222 (disambiguation).
Millennium: 1st millennium
Centuries:
Decades:
Years:
222 by topic
Leaders
Categories
222 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar222
CCXXII
Ab urbe condita975
Assyrian calendar4972
Balinese saka calendar143–144
Bengali calendar−371
Berber calendar1172
Buddhist calendar766
Burmese calendar−416
Byzantine calendar5730–5731
Chinese calendar辛丑年 (Metal Ox)
2919 or 2712
    — to —
壬寅年 (Water Tiger)
2920 or 2713
Coptic calendar−62 – −61
Discordian calendar1388
Ethiopian calendar214–215
Hebrew calendar3982–3983
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat278–279
 - Shaka Samvat143–144
 - Kali Yuga3322–3323
Holocene calendar10222
Iranian calendar400 BP – 399 BP
Islamic calendar412 BH – 411 BH
Javanese calendar100–101
Julian calendar222
CCXXII
Korean calendar2555
Minguo calendar1690 before ROC
民前1690年
Nanakshahi calendar−1246
Seleucid era533/534 AG
Thai solar calendar764–765
Tibetan calendar阴金牛年
(female Iron-Ox)
348 or −33 or −805
    — to —
阳水虎年
(male Water-Tiger)
349 or −32 or −804
Emperor Alexander Severus

Year 222 (CCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Antoninus and Severus (or, less frequently, year 975 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 222 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

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Roman Empire

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China

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By topic

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Commerce

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  • The silver content of the Roman denarius falls to 35 percent under emperor Alexander Severus, down from 43 percent under Elagabalus.[3]

Religion

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  • October 14 – Pope Callixtus I is killed by a mob in Rome's Trastevere after a 5-year reign in which he has stabilized the Saturday fast three times per year, with no food, oil, or wine to be consumed on those days. Callixtus is succeeded by Cardinal Urban I.


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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Arrizabalaga y Prado, Leonardo de (2010). The Emperor Elagabulus: Fact or Fiction?. Cambridge University Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-521-89555-2.
  2. ^ Burgess, Richard W. (2014). Roman imperial chronology and early-fourth-century historiography. Historia Einzelschriften. Stuttgart: Steiner. pp. 65–66, 121. ISBN 978-3-515-10732-7. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Hopkins, T. C. F. (July 8, 2008). Empires, Wars, and Battles: The Middle East from Antiquity to the Rise of the New World. Tom Doherty Associates. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-4668-4171-0.
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