224

Year 224 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iulianus and Crispinus. The denomination 224 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

January 1 - Gaius Bellicius Torquatus and Appius Claudius Julianus II begin their one year terms as the new Roman consuls.
Parthia
April 28 - Battle of Hormozdgan: King Ardashir I defeats Artabanus V, destroying the Parthian Empire, and establishing the Sassanid Dynasty. Artabanus V's brother Vologases VI will continue to rule, with Armenian and Kushan support, over outlying parts of Parthia.

January 20 - At the Cao Weis kingdom's capital at Xuchang, in what is now the Henan province of China, the Emperor Cao Pi issues a decree demoting the former Emperor Xian of Han to "Duke of Shanyang" and gives Xian's late daughter, Liu Man the posthumous title of "Princess of Changle"
September - In the Eastern Wu Kingdom, the Emperor Sun Quan orders the demotion of General Zhang Wen and his removal from command, commenting in the decree, "Oh, Zhang Wen, you are so fortunate to be spared from death." Two other officers, General Ji Yan and General Xu Biao are arrested and permitted to commit suicide rather than to be executed.
Births
Jungcheon of Goguryeo, Korean ruler
Liu Xuan, Chinese prince
Marcus Aurelius Carus, Roman emperor
Mercurius, Christian saint and martyr
Pei Xiu, Chinese official and politician
Sun He, Chinese prince
Deaths
April 28 - Artabanus IV, king of Parthia
Du Ji, Chinese official and politician
Ji Yan, Chinese official and politician
Zhu Zhi, Chinese general and politician