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Calendar year
Year
217
(
CCXVII
) 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 Praesens and Extricatus
(or, less frequently,
year 970
Ab urbe condita
). The denomination 217 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
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By place
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Roman Empire
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- April 8
–
Caracalla
is
assassinated
by his soldiers near
Edessa
.
Marcus Opellius Macrinus
, head of the
Praetorian Guard
, declares himself
Roman emperor
.
- Summer –
Battle of Nisibis
: A Roman army, under the command of Macrinus, is defeated in a three days' battle by the Parthians at
Nisibis
, in the province of Mesopotamia.
- King
Artabanus V
signs a
peace treaty
with
Rome
after he receives 200 million
sesterces
, for the rebuilding of towns destroyed during the war in
Parthia
.
- Macrinus, of
Mauritania
, becomes the first
equestrian
Roman emperor.
- Empress
Julia
, wife of
Septimius Severus
and mother of
Caracalla
and
Geta
, commits
suicide
.
- The
Colosseum
is badly damaged by
fire
(
lightning
) which destroys the wooden upper levels of the
amphitheater
.
China
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By topic
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Religion
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Sports
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Births
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Deaths
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- April 8
–
Caracalla
, Roman emperor (b.
188
)
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- December 20
–
Zephyrinus
, pope of
Rome
- Chen Lin
, Chinese official and politician
- Dong Xi
(or
Yuanshi
), Chinese general
- Julia Domna
, Roman empress (b.
160
)
- Lucius Valerius Datus
, Roman prefect
- Ling Tong
(or
Gongji
), Chinese general (b.
189
)
- Lu Su
, Chinese general and politician (b.
172
)
- Sima Lang
, Chinese official and politician (b.
171
)
- Wang Can
, Chinese politician and poet (b.
177
)
- Xu Gan
, Chinese philosopher and poet (b. 171)
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