199

This article is about the year 199. For the number, see 199 (number). For other uses, see 199 (disambiguation).

199 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	199 CXCIX
Ab urbe condita	952
Assyrian calendar	4949
Balinese saka calendar	120–121
Bengali calendar	−395 – −394
Berber calendar	1149
Buddhist calendar	743
Burmese calendar	−439
Byzantine calendar	5707–5708
Chinese calendar	戊寅年 (Earth  Tiger) 2896 or 2689     — to — 己卯年 (Earth  Rabbit) 2897 or 2690
Coptic calendar	−85 – −84
Discordian calendar	1365
Ethiopian calendar	191–192
Hebrew calendar	3959–3960
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	255–256
- Shaka Samvat	120–121
- Kali Yuga	3299–3300
Holocene calendar	10199
Iranian calendar	423 BP – 422 BP
Islamic calendar	436 BH – 435 BH
Javanese calendar	76–77
Julian calendar	199 CXCIX
Korean calendar	2532
Minguo calendar	1713 before ROC 民前1713年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1269
Seleucid era	510/511 AG
Thai solar calendar	741–742
Tibetan calendar	阳土虎年 (male Earth-Tiger) 325 or −56 or −828     — to — 阴土兔年 (female Earth-Rabbit) 326 or −55 or −827

Year 199 ( CXCIX ) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 199 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

• Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. ^[1]
• Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. ^{[2] [3]}
• Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. ^[4]

China

• Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan.

Korea

• Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date).

By topic

Religion

• Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. ^[5]

Births

Valerian Roman emperor (d. 264)

Deaths

• February 7
  • Gao Shun, Chinese general and advisor
  • Lü Bu, Chinese general and warlord
  • Chen Gong
• Chen Ji, Chinese official, scholar and politician
• Gongsun Zan, Chinese general and warlord ^[6]
• Qin Yilu (or Qin Yi), Chinese general
• Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, Korean ruler
• Tian Kai, Chinese official and general
• Yuan Shu, Chinese general and warlord ^[7]

References

1. Boatwright, Mary Taliaferro; Gargola, Daniel J.; Talbert, Richard J. A. (2004). The Romans: from village to empire. Oxford University Press. p. 410. ISBN   978-0-19-511875-9.
2. Kohn, George C. (2007). Dictionary of wars (3rd ed.). Infobase Publishing. p. 451. ISBN   978-0-8160-6577-6.
3. Bunson, Matthew (2002). Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire (2nd ed.). Infobase Publishing. p. 252. ISBN   978-0-8160-4562-4.
4. Erdkamp, Paul (2010). A Companion to the Roman Army. John Wiley and Sons. p. 272. ISBN   978-1-4443-3921-5.
5. Bunson, Matthew (2004). OSV's encyclopedia of Catholic history. Our Sunday Visitor Publishing. pp. 986–987. ISBN   978-1-59276-026-8.
6. Huang, Hongquan (1988). Anthology of Song Dynasty Ci-poetry. People's Liberation Army Pub. House. p. 542. ISBN   9787506506663.
7. Léon, Wieger (1928). Werner, Edward Theodore Chalmers (ed.). China throughout the ages. Hsien Press. p. 449.