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Year 215 (CCXV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laetus and Sulla (or, less frequently, '*year 968 *Ab urbe condita'''''). The denomination 215 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

By place

Roman Empire

  • Caracalla's troops massacre the population of Alexandria, Egypt, beginning with the leading citizens. The emperor was angry about a satire, produced in Alexandria, mocking his claim that he killed Geta in self-defense.
  • A coin, the Antoninianus, is introduced. The weight of this coin is a mere 1/50 of a pound. Copper disappears gradually, and by the middle of the third century, with Rome's economy in crisis, the Antonianus will be the only official currency.

China

  • Zhang Liao holds off Sun Quan's invasion force at the Battle of Xiaoyao Ford in Hefei, China.

Caucasus

  • Vachagan I becomes king of Caucasian Albania.

Births

  • Huangfu Mi (or Shi'an), Chinese physician and poet (d. 282)

Deaths

  • Chen Wu, Chinese general serving under Sun Quan
  • Clement of Alexandria, Greek scholar and philosopher
  • Han Sui (or Wenyue), Chinese general and warlord
  • Sun Yu, Chinese warlord and cousin of Sun Quan (b. 177)
  • Zhang Cheng, Chinese official serving under Cao Cao

References

References

  1. (November 25, 2010). "Origen: Scholarship in the Service of the Church". Oxford University Press.
  2. (2012). "The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Coinage". Oxford University Press.
  3. (2007). "Wages and Currency: Global Comparisons from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century". Peter Lang.
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