What is 197?
{{Year nav|197}} __NOTOC__ Year '''197''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CXCVII]]''') was a common year starting on Saturday of the [[Julian calendar]]. == Events == === By place === ==== Roman Empire ==== * [[February 19]] &ndash; [[Battle of Lugdunum]]: [[Emperor]] [[Septimius Severus]] defeats [[Clodius Albinus|Decimus Clodius Albinus]] at [[Lugdunum]] (modern [[Lyon]]). * Septimius Severus returns to [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]. He has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the [[Roman Senate|Senate]] killed. * Septimius Severus forms new [[Roman navy|naval]] units. * The [[Roman army]] goes east to stop a Parthian invasion of [[Mesopotamia]]. They loot the royal palace at [[Ctesiphon]] and take many people as [[slavery|slaves]]. === By topic === ==== Arts and sciences ==== * [[Galen|Galen's]] major work on medicines, ''Pharmacologia'', is published. ==== Religion ==== * A [[Christianity|Christian]] council is held in [[Edessa, Mesopotamia|Edessa]]. == Births == * [[Deng Ai]], [[Cao Wei|Wei]] general (d. [[264]]) == Deaths == * [[February 19]] &ndash; [[Clodius Albinus]], rival for [[List of Roman Emperors|Roman Emperor]] (b. [[150]]) * [[Cao Ang]], first son of Cao Cao (b. [[175]]) * [[Cao Anmin]], nephew of Cao Cao * [[Dian Wei]], bodyguard to warlord [[Cao Cao]] * [[Guo Si]], general under [[Dong Zhuo]] (b. [[146]]) * [[Huche'er]], general under [[Zhang Xiu (warlord)|Zhang Xiu]] * [[Li Jue (Han Dynasty)|Li Jue]], general under [[Dong Zhuo]] * [[Liang Gang]], general under [[Yuan Shu]] * [[Qiao Rui]], general during the [[Han Dynasty]] * [[Yue Jiu]], general during the Han Dynasty {{DEFAULTSORT:197}} [[Category:197| ]]