Year 227 (
CCXXVII) was a
common 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 Senecio and Fulvius (or, less frequently, year 980 ''
Ab urbe condita
''Ab urbe condita'' ( 'from the founding of the City'), or ''anno urbis conditae'' (; 'in the year since the city's founding'), abbreviated as AUC or AVC, expresses a date in years since 753 BC, the traditional founding of Rome. It is an exp ...
''). The denomination 227 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
By place
Roman Empire
*
Seius Sallustius is executed for the attempted murder of his son-in-law, Emperor
Alexander Severus. Sallustius' daughter, as well as Alexander's wife,
Sallustia Orbiana, is exiled to
Libya.
Ireland
* The rule of High King
Cormac mac Airt begins (approximate).
Persian Empire
* King
Ardashir I
Ardashir I (Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥, Modern Persian: , '), also known as Ardashir the Unifier (180–242 AD), was the founder of the Sasanian Empire. He was also Ardashir V of the Kings of Persis, until he founded the new emp ...
annexes his new empire from the east to the northwest. He conquers, with his army, the provinces of
Chorasmia,
Sistan and the island
Bahrain in the
Persian Gulf. The kings of the
Kushan Empire
The Kushan Empire ( grc, Βασιλεία Κοσσανῶν; xbc, Κυϸανο, ; sa, कुषाण वंश; Brahmi: , '; BHS: ; xpr, 𐭊𐭅𐭔𐭍 𐭇𐭔𐭕𐭓, ; zh, 貴霜 ) was a syncretic empire, formed by the Yuezhi, i ...
and
Turan recognize Ardashir as their overlord.
Asia
*
Dongcheon becomes ruler over the Korean kingdom of
Goguryeo.
Births
*
Herennius Etruscus, Roman emperor (d.
251
__NOTOC__
Year 251 ( CCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Traianus and Etruscus (or, less frequently, year 1004 ' ...
)
*
Sima Zhou
Sima Zhou (227 – 12 June 283), courtesy name Zijiang, was an imperial prince and military general of the Jin dynasty (265–420), Jin dynasty of China. He previously served in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period.
Life in Cao ...
, Chinese prince and general (d.
283)
*
Zhuge Zhan, Chinese general and official (d.
263
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Year 263 ( CCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Albinus and Dexter (or, less frequently, year 1016 ' ...
)
Deaths
*
Han Dang (or Yigong), Chinese general
*
He Qi (or Gongmiao), Chinese general
*
Seius Sallustius, Roman usurper (
Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman people, Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caes ...
)
*
Shi Hui, Chinese official and general (b.
165
Year 165 ( CLXV) was a common 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 Orfitus and Pudens (or, less frequently, year 918 ''Ab urbe condita'' ...
)
*
Xu Huang (or Gongming), Chinese general
References
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