194
Year 194 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius. The denomination 194 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.١٢٤
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar becomes a Roman Consul.
- Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops.
- Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium ; the city walls suffer extensive damage.
Asia
- Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days.
- First year of the Xingping era, during the Han Dynasty in China.
By topic
Art and Science
- Galen writes his manual on pathology, The Art of Curing.
Religion
Births
- Sun Huan, Chinese general
- Zhu Ju, Chinese official and general
Deaths
- Liu Yan, Chinese warlord and governor
- Ma Midi, Chinese official and politician
- Pescennius Niger, Roman usurper
- Tao Qian, Chinese warlord and governor