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Find sources: "197" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Calendar year Years Millennium 1st millennium Centuries 1st century 2nd century 3rd century Decades 170s 180s 190s 200s 210s Years 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 v t e 197 by topic Leaders Political entities State leaders Categories Births Deaths Establishments v t e 197 in various calendars Gregorian calendar 197 CXCVII Ab urbe condita 950 Assyrian calendar 4947 Balinese saka calendar 118–119 Bengali calendar −397 – −396 Berber calendar 1147 Buddhist calendar 741 Burmese calendar −441 Byzantine calendar 5705–5706 Chinese calendar 丙子年 (Fire Rat) 2894 or 2687 — to — 丁丑年 (Fire Ox) 2895 or 2688 Coptic calendar −87 – −86 Discordian calendar 1363 Ethiopian calendar 189–190 Hebrew calendar 3957–3958 Hindu calendars - Vikram Samvat 253–254 - Shaka Samvat 118–119 - Kali Yuga 3297–3298 Holocene calendar 10197 Iranian calendar 425 BP – 424 BP Islamic calendar 438 BH – 437 BH Javanese calendar 74–75 Julian calendar 197 CXCVII Korean calendar 2530 Minguo calendar 1715 before ROC 民前1715年 Nanakshahi calendar −1271 Seleucid era 508/509 AG Thai solar calendar 739–740 Tibetan calendar མེ་ཕོ་བྱི་བ་ལོ་ (male Fire-Rat) 323 or −58 or −830 — to — མེ་མོ་གླང་ལོ་ (female Fire-Ox) 324 or −57 or −829 Year **197** (**[CXCVII](/source/Roman_numerals)**) was a [common year starting on Saturday](/source/Common_year_starting_on_Saturday) of the [Julian calendar](/source/Julian_calendar). At the time, it was known as the **Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus** (or, less frequently, **year 950 *[Ab urbe condita](/source/Ab_urbe_condita)***). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [Anno Domini](/source/Anno_Domini) [calendar era](/source/Calendar_era) became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. ## Events ### By place #### Roman Empire - [February 19](/source/February_19) – [Battle of Lugdunum](/source/Battle_of_Lugdunum): [Emperor](/source/Emperor) [Septimius Severus](/source/Septimius_Severus) defeats the self-proclaimed emperor [Clodius Albinus](/source/Clodius_Albinus) at [Lugdunum](/source/Lugdunum) (modern [Lyon](/source/Lyon)). Albinus commits [suicide](/source/Suicide); [legionaries](/source/Roman_legionary) sack the town. - Septimius Severus returns to [Rome](/source/Ancient_Rome) and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the [Senate](/source/Roman_Senate) executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late [Marcus Aurelius](/source/Marcus_Aurelius). - Septimius Severus forms new [naval](/source/Roman_navy) units, manning all the [triremes](/source/Trireme) in [Italy](/source/Italy) with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an artificial [canal](/source/Canal) between the [Tigris](/source/Tigris) and [Euphrates](/source/Euphrates). - [Legio I](/source/Legio_I_Parthica), [II](/source/Legio_II_Parthica), and [III *Parthica*](/source/Legio_III_Parthica) are levied by Septimius Severus for his [Parthian](/source/Parthia) campaign. - The [Roman army](/source/Roman_army) marches east to repel a Parthian invasion of [Mesopotamia](/source/Mesopotamia); they loot the royal palace at [Ctesiphon](/source/Ctesiphon) and capture an enormous number of its inhabitants as [slaves](/source/Slavery). - Septimius Severus reconstitutes the Province of [Mesopotamia](/source/Mesopotamia) under an equestrian [governor](/source/Governor) commanding two [legions](/source/Roman_legion). - Septimius Severus, who had spared the Senate at the beginning of his reign, now excludes it from controlling the [Roman Empire](/source/Roman_Empire) by declaring a military [dictatorship](/source/Dictatorship). #### Asia - [Battle of Wancheng](/source/War_between_Cao_Cao_and_Zhang_Xiu): [Zhang Xiu](/source/Zhang_Xiu_(warlord)) launches a surprise attack at [Cao Cao](/source/Cao_Cao). - [Yuan Shu](/source/Yuan_Shu) declares himself emperor of the short-lived Zhong dynasty. - [Sansang](/source/Sansang_of_Goguryeo) becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of [Goguryeo](/source/Goguryeo).[1] ### By topic #### Art and Science - [Galen's](/source/Galen) major work on medicines, *Pharmacologia*, is published. #### Religion - A [Christian](/source/Christianity) council is held in [Edessa](/source/Edessa%2C_Mesopotamia). ## Births - [Cao](/source/Empress_Cao_(Han_dynasty)), Chinese empress of the [Han Dynasty](/source/Han_dynasty) (d. [260](/source/260)) - [Deng Ai](/source/Deng_Ai), Chinese general of the [Cao Wei](/source/Cao_Wei) state (d. [264](/source/264)) ## Deaths - [February 19](/source/February_19) – [Clodius Albinus](/source/Clodius_Albinus), Roman general and [usurper](/source/Usurper) - [Cao Ang](/source/Cao_Ang) (or **Zixiu**), eldest son of [Cao Cao](/source/Cao_Cao) (b. [177](/source/177)) - [Dian Wei](/source/Dian_Wei), Chinese general serving under Cao Cao - [Gaius Julius Erucius Clarus Vibianus](/source/Gaius_Julius_Erucius_Clarus_Vibianus), Roman politician - [Gogukcheon of Goguryeo](/source/Gogukcheon_of_Goguryeo), Korean ruler of [Goguryeo](/source/Goguryeo) - [Guo Si](/source/Guo_Si) (or **Guo Duo**), Chinese general and [regent](/source/Regent) - [Li Jue](/source/Li_Jue_(Han_dynasty)), Chinese general serving under [Dong Zhuo](/source/Dong_Zhuo) - [Liu Chong](/source/Liu_Chong_(Prince_Min_of_Chen)), Chinese nobleman and Prince of [Chen](/source/Chen_Commandery) - [Titus Flavius Claudius Sulpicianus](/source/Titus_Flavius_Claudius_Sulpicianus), Roman statesman - [Yang Feng](/source/Yang_Feng), Chinese general serving under Li Jue ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["List of Rulers of Korea"](https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm). *www.metmuseum.org*. 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