210

Year 210 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Faustinus and Rufinus. The denomination 210 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

Having suffered heavy losses since invading Scotland in 208, Emperor Septimius Severus sends his son - Caracalla - to systematically wipe out and torture the Scots into submission.

Births

May 10 - Claudius II, Roman emperor
Dexippus, Greek historian and general
Egnatius Lucillianus, Roman governor
Ruan Ji, Chinese musician and poet
Deaths
Cao Chun, Chinese general and adviser
Liu Hong, Chinese astronomer and politician
Sextus Empiricus, Greek philosopher and writer
Zhou Yu, Chinese general and strategist