197
- This article is about the year 197. For other uses, see 197 (number).
| Centuries: | 1st century · 2nd century · 3rd century |
| Decades: | 160s 170s 180s 190s 200s 210s 220s |
| Years: | 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 |
| 197 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 197 CXCVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 950 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Chinese calendar | 2833/2893-11-25 (丙子年十一月廿五日) — to — 2834/2894-12-5(丁丑年十二月初五日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 189 – 190 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3957 – 3958 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 252 – 253 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 119 – 120 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3298 – 3299 |
| Iranian calendar | 425 BP – 424 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 438 BH – 437 BH |
| Thai solar calendar | 740 |
Events
By Place
Roman Empire
- 19 February - Battle of Lugdunum, in which Roman usurper Albinus is defeated by the forces of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus.
- Lyon, which had been the headquarters of Clodius Albinus, is sacked and destroyed.
- Sixty-four senators are denounced as accomplices of Albinus and twenty-four are put to death.
- Legio I, II, and III Parthica are levied by Septimius Severus for his Parthian campaign.
- Septimus Severus sacks Ctesiphon and captures an enormous number of its inhabitants as slaves.
- Septimus reconstitutes the Province of Mesopotamia under an equestrian governor commanding two legions.
- Severus, who had spared the Senate at the beginning of his reign, now excludes it from controlling the empire by declaring a military dictatorship.
By Topic
Arts and Sciences
- Publication of Galen's major work on medicines, Pharmacologia.
Religion
Births
Deaths
- February 19 - Clodius Albinus, rival for Roman Emperor.
- Dian Wei, bodyguard to the Chinese Warlord Cao Cao
- Cao Ang, first son of Cao Cao
- Cao Anmin
- Hu Che Er
- Li Jue
- Guo Si
Categories
1st millennium | 197
