206
Year 206 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Umbrius and Gavius. The denomination 206 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
- Hadrian's Wall is retaken for the first time, since the Pictish uprising of 180.
- Emperor Septimius Severus goes to Britain, with his sons Caracalla and Geta.
Births
- Trebonianus Gallus, Roman emperor
- Wang Jun, Chinese general
Deaths
- Gao Gan, Chinese warlord, politician
- Taishi Ci, Chinese general
- Ying Shao, Chinese politician, writer