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| Years: 218 219 220 221 - 222 - 223 224 225 226 | |
| Decades: 190s 200s 210s - 220s - 230s 240s 250s | |
| Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century | |
Events
- Pope Urban I succeeds Pope Callixtus I
- Roman Emperor Alexander Severus succeeds Heliogabalus
- Kingdom of Wu is established in China
- Sun Quan defeates Liu Bei at the Battle of Yi Ling
Deaths
- March 11 - Roman Emperor Heliogabalus murdered
- Tertullian, theologian
- Pope Callixtus I
- Claudius Aelianus, teacher and rhetorician