224
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Year 224 (CCXXIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iulianus and Crispinus (or, less frequently, year 977 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 224 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.
EventsEdit
By placeEdit
Roman EmpireEdit
- January 1 – Gaius Bellicius Torquatus and Appius Claudius Julianus II begin their one year terms as the new Roman consuls.
ParthiaEdit
- April 28 – Battle of Hormozdgan: King Ardashir I defeats Artabanus V, destroying the Parthian Empire, and establishing the Sassanid Dynasty.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Artabanus V's brother Vologases VI will continue to rule, with Armenian and Kushan support, over outlying parts of Parthia.
ChinaEdit
- January 20 – (Huang'chu era, 4th year, 12th month and the bing'yin day) At the Cao Weis kingdom's capital at Xuchang, in what is now the Henan province of China, the Emperor Cao Pi issues a decree demoting the former Emperor Xian of Han to "Duke of Shanyang" and gives Xian's late daughter, Liu Man the posthumous title of "Princess of Changle"<ref>Chen Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi)</ref>
- September – In the Eastern Wu Kingdom, the Emperor Sun Quan orders the demotion of General Zhang Wen and his removal from command, commenting in the decree, "Oh, Zhang Wen, you are so fortunate to be spared from death." Two other officers, General Ji Yan and General Xu Biao are arrested and permitted to commit suicide rather than to be executed.<ref>Luo Guanzhong, Sanguo Yanyi (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) (14th century)</ref>
BirthsEdit
- Jungcheon of Goguryeo, Korean ruler (d. 270)<ref name="Pyŏn">Template:Cite book</ref>
- Liu Xuan (or Wenheng), Chinese prince (d. 264)
- Marcus Aurelius Carus, Roman emperor (d. 283)
- Mercurius, Christian saint and martyr (d. 250)
- Pei Xiu, Chinese official and politician (d. 271)
- Sun He (courtesy name Zixiao), Chinese prince (d. 253)
DeathsEdit
- April 28 – Artabanus IV, king of Parthia
- Du Ji, Chinese official and politician
- Ji Yan, Chinese official and politician
- Zhu Zhi, Chinese general and politician (b. 156)