is also the title of a prominent episode of Stargate SG-1. __NOTOC__

Events

By Place

World

• Human population reaches about 257 million.

Roman Empire

• Septimus Severus visits Syria, Palestine and Arabia.
• Palestine, benefitting from the benevolent policies of Severus, sees a significant economic revival.
• The province of Numidia is taken from the African proconsul and made an Imperial province.

Asia

• Chinese warlord Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu.
• In Japan, Himiko, whose capital is in Yamatai, extends her authority over a number of clans.

The Americas

• The Classic age of Maya civilization begins.

By Topic

Religion

• Jewish Eretz Yisraeli scholar Judah ha-Nasi compiles tracts of the Mishnah, beginning the creation of Talmudic law.
• Clement of Alexandria denounces the use of musical instruments to support human voices in Christian music.

Births

• Diophantus, Greek mathematician
• Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Roman Emperor
• Valerian I, Roman Emperor

Deaths

• Sun Ce, elder brother of the founder of Wu Kingdom, Sun Quan

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