Editing 208

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2011}}
{{About year|208}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2024}}
{{Year nav|208}}
{{M1 year in topic}}
[[File:Battle of Red Cliffs 208 extended map-en.svg|thumb|[[Battle of Red Cliffs]] (Chi Bi)]]
Year '''208''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCVIII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Geta''' (or, less frequently, '''year 961 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 208 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 ==
<onlyinclude>

=== By place ===
==== China ====
[[File:Zhaoyunfightsatchangban.jpg|300px|thumb|[[Zhao Yun]] fights at Changban (or [[Jingzhou (ancient China)|Jing Province]])]]
[[File:Changbanzhizhan.png|thumb|300px|Map of the [[Battle of Changban]]]]
* Spring &ndash; [[Battle of Jiangxia]]: [[Sun Quan]] defeats [[Huang Zu]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=de Crespigny |first=Rafe |title= A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23-220 AD) |publisher=[[Brill Publishers]] |isbn=9789047411840 |location=Netherlands |publication-date=December 2006 |pages=1152}}</ref>
* [[October]]
** Warlord [[Cao Cao]] marches south with his army, and captures the enemy fleet at Jiangling.
**  [[Battle of Changban]]: Warlord [[Liu Bei]] escapes from Cao Cao.
* [[December 10]] &ndash; Cao Cao writes ''Duǎn Ge Xíng''.
* Winter &ndash; [[Zhou Yu]] and Liu Bei defeat Cao Cao at the [[Battle of Red Cliffs]]; along with the [[Battle of Yamen]] and [[Battle of Lake Poyang]]. This is one of the largest [[Naval history of China|naval battles in China's history]].

==== Parthia ====
* King [[Vologases VI of Parthia|Vologases VI]] succeeds his father [[Vologases V of Parthia|Vologases V]] to the throne. His brother [[Artabanus V of Parthia|Artabanus V]] begins a [[rebellion]] against him in the [[Parthia|Parthian Empire]]. 
* [[Ardashir I]], ruler of [[Estakhr|Istakhr]] ([[Persia]]), revolts against his brother and founds the [[Sassanid family tree|Sassanid Dynasty]].
</onlyinclude>

==== Roman Empire ====
* [[Caracalla|Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus]] and his brother [[Publius Septimius Geta|Publius Septimius Geta Caesar]] become [[Roman Consul]]s.
* Emperor [[Septimius Severus]] leads an expedition (20,000 men) into [[Roman Britain|Britannia]], crosses [[Hadrian's Wall]] and moves through eastern [[Scotland]]. The [[Roman army]] pushes the [[Caledonians]] back to the [[River Tay]] and Severus signs a [[peace treaty]]. He repairs the [[Antonine Wall]] (his repairs are sometimes called the Severan Wall).
* Britain is divided: in the north, Lower Britain ([[Britannia Inferior]]) is administered from the [[castra|fortress]] at [[Eburacum]] (modern [[York]]), and in the south, Upper Britain ([[Britannia Superior]]) is controlled by the [[Roman legion|legions]] at [[Deva Victrix]] (Chester) and [[Caerleon|Isca Augusta]] (Caerleon) with its capital at [[Roman London|Londinium]] ([[London]]).

== Births ==
* [[Cao Li]], Chinese imperial prince (d. [[229]])
* [[Diadumenian]], Roman emperor (d. [[218]])
* [[Sima Shi]], Chinese general and [[regent]] (d. [[255]])
* [[Severus Alexander]], Roman emperor (d. [[235]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Cao Chong]] (or '''Cangshu'''), Chinese warlord (b. [[196]])
* [[Huang Zu]], Chinese general and administrator
* [[Hua Tuo]], Chinese physician and surgeon (b. [[AD 140|140]])
* [[Kong Rong]], Chinese warlord and politician (b. [[153]])
* [[Liu Biao]], Chinese governor and warlord (b. [[AD 142|142]])
* [[Liu Fu (Yuanying)|Liu Fu]], Chinese governor and politician 
* [[Vologases V of Parthia|Vologases V]], king of the [[Parthian Empire]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:208}}
[[Category:208| ]]