222

222 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	222; CCXXII
Ab urbe condita	975
Assyrian calendar	4972
Balinese saka calendar	143–144
Bengali calendar	−371
Berber calendar	1172
Buddhist calendar	766
Burmese calendar	−416
Byzantine calendar	5730–5731
Chinese calendar	辛丑年 (Metal Ox); 2919 or 2712; — to —; 壬寅年 (Water Tiger); 2920 or 2713
Coptic calendar	−62 – −61
Discordian calendar	1388
Ethiopian calendar	214–215
Hebrew calendar	3982–3983
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	278–279
- Shaka Samvat	143–144
- Kali Yuga	3322–3323
Holocene calendar	10222
Iranian calendar	400 BP – 399 BP
Islamic calendar	412 BH – 411 BH
Javanese calendar	100–101
Julian calendar	222; CCXXII
Korean calendar	2555
Minguo calendar	1690 before ROC; 民前1690年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1246
Seleucid era	533/534 AG
Thai solar calendar	764–765
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

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century; 3rd century ; 4th century;
Decades:	200s; 210s; 220s ; 230s; 240s;
Years:	219; 220; 221; 222 ; 223; 224; 225;

Events

March 13 — Elagabalus is assassinated, along with his mother, Julia Soemias, by legionnaires during an inspection. Their bodies are thrown in the Tiber by the Praetorian guard.
Alexander Severus succeeds Elagabalus. However, as he is only 13 years old, his aunt, Julia Maesa, governs the empire with the help of Domitius Ulpianus and a council composed of senators.