192

Year 192 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aelius and Pertinax. The denomination 192 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method for Europeans for naming years.

Events

December 31 - Emperor Commodus alarms the Senate, by appearing dressed as a gladiator for his new consulship on January 1. His mistress Marcia finds her name on the imperial execution list, and hires champion wrestler Narcissus to assassinate Commodus; the Antonines Dynasty ends.
Civil war again strikes Ancient Rome.
China
May 22 - Lü Bu assassinates warlord Dong Zhuo, who has controlled the central government of the Han Dynasty.
Vietnam
The kingdom of Champa begins to control south and central Vietnam.
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