Year 195 ( CXCV) was a

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of the

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. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''

Ab urbe condita ''Ab urbe condita'' (; 'from the founding of Rome, founding of the City'), or (; 'in the year since the city's founding'), abbreviated as AUC or AVC, expresses a date in years since 753 BC, 753 BC, the traditional founding of Rome. It is ...

''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the

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became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

* Emperor

Septimius Severus Lucius Septimius Severus (; ; 11 April 145 – 4 February 211) was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna (present-day Al-Khums, Libya) in the Roman province of Africa. As a young man he advanced through cursus honorum, the ...

has the

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deify the previous emperor

Commodus Commodus (; ; 31 August 161 – 31 December 192) was Roman emperor from 177 to 192, first serving as nominal co-emperor under his father Marcus Aurelius and then ruling alone from 180. Commodus's sole reign is commonly thought to mark the end o ...

, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V of Parthia, Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia (Roman province), Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annex the Syrian cities of Edessa, Mesopotamia, Edessa and Nusaybin, Nisibis. Severus re-establishes his headquarters and the Roman colony, colonies there. * Caracalla, Lucius Septimius Bassianus (or Caracalla), age 7, changes his name to ''Marcus Aurelius Antoninus'', to solidify connections with the family of Marcus Aurelius, and is given the title Caesar (title), Caesar. * Clodius Albinus, who had been proclaimed emperor in Britannia, Britain, crosses into Gaul with his legions, while at the same time recruiting new Roman legionary, soldiers. He is soon the head of an army of 150,000 men, according to Cassius Dio. Severus, still in Mesopotamia, hastily returns to Ancient Rome, Rome. * The denarius is devalued by Severus. The coin now contains only 50% precious metal.

China

* In China, the Xiongnu federation crosses the Great Wall and establishes itself in Shanxi Province. * Last (2nd) year of the ''Xingping'' era during the Han dynasty, Han Dynasty.

Births

* Cao Biao (or Zhuhu), Chinese imperial prince (d. 251) * Gong Lu (or Dexu), Chinese official and politician (d. 225) * He Yan (or Pingshu), Chinese official and philosopher (d. 249) * Wang Su (Cao Wei), Wang Su, Chinese official and Confucianism, Confucian scholar (d. 256)

Deaths

* Fan Chou, Chinese general and politician * Huangfu Song (or Yizhen), Chinese general * Liu Yao (warlord), Liu Yao, Chinese warlord and governor (b. 157) * Lu Kang (Han dynasty), Lu Kang (or Jining), Chinese politician (b. AD 126, 126) * Xu Shao (or Zijiang), Chinese official (b. AD 150, 150) * Ze Rong, Chinese warlord and Buddhism, Buddhist leader * Zhang Miao (politician), Zhang Miao, Chinese warlord and official * Zhu Jun (Han dynasty), Zhu Jun, Chinese general and official

References

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