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For the area code, see Area code 208.

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

• Roman emperor Septimius Severus repairs the Antonine Wall (his repairs are sometimes called the Severan Wall).
• Severus, Caracalla and Geta launch military campaigns against the Caledonians and the Macates in Britain.

Asia

• December 10 — Cao Cao writes Duǎn Gē Xíng.
• Artaban V begins his reign as king of the Parthians.
• Liu Bei escapes from Cao Cao at the Battle of Changban.
• 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 battles in China's history.

Births

• October 1 — Alexander Severus, future Roman emperor
• Sima Shi, general of Wei

Deaths

• Cao Chong, the eldest son of Cao Cao
• Chen Deng, strategist of the Eastern Han Dynasty
• Hua Tuo, a famous Chinese physician
• Huang Zu, a general of the Han Dynasty
• Kong Rong, Chinese scholar (executed)
• Liu Biao, protector, or ruler, of Jingzhou
• Vologases V, ruler of the Parthian Empire

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