Year 194 (
CXCIV) was a
common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar
The Julian calendar, proposed by Roman consul Julius Caesar in 46 BC, was a reform of the Roman calendar. It took effect on , by edict. It was designed with the aid of Greek mathematicians and astronomers such as Sosigenes of Alexandr ...
. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''
Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 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
* Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls.
* Battle of Issus
The Battle of Issus (also Issos) occurred in southern Anatolia, on November 5, 333 BC between the Hellenic League led by Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Empire, led by Darius III. It was the second great battle of Alexander's conquest of ...
: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops.
* Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage.
Asia
* Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days.
* First year of the ''Xingping'' era during the Han Dynasty in China.
By topic
Art and Science
* Galen writes his manual on pathology
Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...
, ''The Art of Curing'' (approximate date).
Religion
* Irenaeus declares Gnostic doctrines to be heretical
Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, in particular the accepted beliefs of a church or religious organization. The term is usually used in reference to violations of important religi ...
(approximate date).
Births
*
Sun Huan (or Jiming), Chinese general (d.
234)
*
Zhu Ju, Chinese official and general (d.
250
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Year 250 (Roman numerals, CCL) 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 Traianus and Gratus (or, less frequently, y ...
)
Deaths
*
Liu Yan, Chinese warlord and governor
*
Ma Midi
Ma Midi (died 194), courtesy name Wengshu, was an official who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
Life
Ma Midi was from Maoling County (茂陵縣), Youfufeng Commandery (右扶風郡), which is located northeast of present-day ...
, Chinese official and politician
*
Pescennius Niger, Roman
usurper (b.
140)
*
Tao Qian, Chinese warlord and governor (b.
132)
References
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