Caracalla , born Lucius Septimius Bassianus and later called Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus, was the eldest son of Septimius Severus and Roman Emperor from 211 – 217.... is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard
Praetorian Guard
The Praetorian Guard was a special force of guards used by Roman empire List of Roman Emperorss. Before being appropriated for the use of the Emperors' personal guards, the title was used for the guards of Roman generals, at least since the rise to prominence of the Scipio family around 275 BC.... prefect
Prefect
Prefect is a magisterial title of varying definition.A prefect's office, department, or area of control is called a prefecture, but in various post-Roman cases there is a prefect without a prefecture or vice versa.... , Marcus Opellius Macrinus. Macrinus, of Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania , officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the southwest, by Mali on the east and southeast, by Algeria on the northeast, and by the Morocco-controlled Western Sahara on the northwest.... , becomes the first equestrian
Equestrian (Roman)
The Roman equestrian order constituted the lower of the two aristocratic classes of ancient Rome, ranking below the Roman senate Order . A member of the order was known as an eques , which in Latin has the general meaning of any person mounted on a horse , but in this context carries the specific meaning of "knight".... Roman Emperor.
Mesopotamia is the area of the Tigris-Euphrates river system, along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, largely corresponding to modern Iraq, as well as some parts of northeastern Syria, some parts of southeastern Turkey, and some parts of the Khuzestan Province of southwestern Iran.... under a treaty with Parthia
Parthia
Parthia is a region of north-eastern Iran, best known for having been the political and cultural base of the Arsacid dynasty, after which the Arsacid Empire is then also known as the 'Parthian Empire'.... .
Julia Domna was a member of the Severan dynasty of the Roman Empire. Empress and wife of Roman Emperor Lucius Septimius Severus and mother of Emperors Publius Septimius Geta and Caracalla, Julia was among the most important women ever to exercise power behind the throne in the Roman Empire.... , wife of Septimus Severus and mother of Caracalla
Caracalla
Caracalla , born Lucius Septimius Bassianus and later called Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus, was the eldest son of Septimius Severus and Roman Emperor from 211 – 217.... and Geta
Publius Septimius Geta
Publius Septimius Geta , was a Roman Emperor co-ruling with his father Septimius Severus and his older brother Caracalla from 209 to his death.... , dies.
Pope Saint Zephyrinus, born in Rome, was pope from 199 to 217. His predecessor was Pope Victor I. Upon his death on December 20, 217, he was succeeded by his principal advisor, Pope Callixtus I.... ends.
Pope Callixtus I or Callistus I, was pope from about 217 to about 222, during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Elagabalus and Alexander Severus.... succeeds Pope Zephyrinus
Pope Zephyrinus
Pope Saint Zephyrinus, born in Rome, was pope from 199 to 217. His predecessor was Pope Victor I. Upon his death on December 20, 217, he was succeeded by his principal advisor, Pope Callixtus I.... as the sixteenth pope
Pope
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and head of state of Vatican City. The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected April 19, 2005 in Papal conclave, 2005.... .
For places named after the saint, see Saint-HippolyteSaint Hippolytus of Rome was one of the most prolific writers of the early Christian Church.... questions the election of the Pope Calixtus and begins his "pontificate" as antipope
Antipope
An antipope is a person who, in opposition to a sitting Bishop of Rome, makes a widely accepted claim to be the Pope. In the past, antipopes were typically those supported by a fairly significant faction of cardinal and kingdoms.... .
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is the Archbishop of Constantinople ? New Rome ? ranking as primus inter pares in the Eastern Orthodox Church organization, which is seen by followers as the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.... .
Fu Xuan was a China poet of the Western Jin Dynasty. An impoverished orphan, he became rich due to his literary fame. He also once wrote an essay praising the Chinese mechanical engineers Ma Jun and Zhang Heng, where he lamented on the fact that extraordinary talents of natural geniuses were often ignored or neglected by those in charge .... , Chinese poet (d. 278
Hua He a minister serving under the Kingdom of Wu during the later years of the Three Kingdoms period of China. Hua He was a high ranking minister under the inept ruler of Wu, Sun Hao, but ended up being banished from the court because he opposed the radical foreign policy of Sun Hao.... , minister under the Kingdom of Wu (d. 279
Jia Chong , courtesy name Gonghe , formally Duke Wu of Lu , was an important official during the reign of Jin Dynasty 's founding emperor, Emperor Wu of Jin.... (d. 282
Empress Dowager Wang Yuanji , formally Empress Wenming was an empress dowager during the Jin Dynasty . She was Sima Zhao's wife and the mother of the dynasty's first emperor, Emperor Wu of Jin .... (d. 268
Caracalla , born Lucius Septimius Bassianus and later called Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus, was the eldest son of Septimius Severus and Roman Emperor from 211 – 217.... , Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 188
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EventsBy PlaceRoman Empire* Pertinax becomes consul of Africa.Asia* Himiko is said to have begun her reign in Japan.... )
Pope Saint Zephyrinus, born in Rome, was pope from 199 to 217. His predecessor was Pope Victor I. Upon his death on December 20, 217, he was succeeded by his principal advisor, Pope Callixtus I....
Chen Lin , styled Kongzhang was a minister during the Three Kingdoms Period of China. Chen Lin was one of the seven masters of the Jian An period , and originally served under He Jin in the court of Han.... , minister of Han Dynasty
Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. The Han Dynasty was ruled by the family known as the Liu clan who had peasant origins....
Lu Su , styled Zijing, was an advisor for the Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms era of China. He took control of the military after the death of Zhou Yu.... , advisor to Sun Quan
Sun Quan
Sun Quan , son of Sun Jian, courtesy name Zh?ngm?u , formally Emperor Da of Wu was the founder of Eastern Wu, during the Three Kingdoms period, in China.... , sympathetic to Liu Bei
Liu Bei
Liu Bei , Chinese style name Xu?nd? , was a general, warlord, and later the founding emperor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of China.... (b. 172
Wang Can was a politician, scholar and poet during the late Eastern Han Dynasty in ancient China. He contributed greatly to the establishment of laws and standards during the founding days of the Principality of Wei – predecessor to the later Cao Wei Dynasty – under Cao Cao.... , Chinese poet, scholar, and statesman of Cao Wei
Cao Wei
Cao Wei was one of the empires that competed for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period. With the capital at Lu?y?ng, the empire was established by Cao Pi in 220, based upon the foundations that his father Cao Cao laid.... (b. 177
Sima Lang was the older brother of Sima Yi and a Han Dynasty official during the reign of Emperor Xian of Han.... , official of Han Dynasty
Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. The Han Dynasty was ruled by the family known as the Liu clan who had peasant origins.... (b. 171
