216

This article is about the year 216. For the number, see 216 (number). For other uses, see 216 (disambiguation).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century 3rd century 4th century
Decades:	190s 200s 210s 220s 230s
Years:	213 214 215 216 217 218 219

216 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	216 CCXVI
Ab urbe condita	969
Assyrian calendar	4966
Balinese saka calendar	137–138
Bengali calendar	−377
Berber calendar	1166
Buddhist calendar	760
Burmese calendar	−422
Byzantine calendar	5724–5725
Chinese calendar	乙未年 (Wood Goat) 2913 or 2706     — to — 丙申年 (Fire Monkey) 2914 or 2707
Coptic calendar	−68 – −67
Discordian calendar	1382
Ethiopian calendar	208–209
Hebrew calendar	3976–3977
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	272–273
- Shaka Samvat	137–138
- Kali Yuga	3316–3317
Holocene calendar	10216
Iranian calendar	406 BP – 405 BP
Islamic calendar	419 BH – 417 BH
Javanese calendar	93–94
Julian calendar	216 CCXVI
Korean calendar	2549
Minguo calendar	1696 before ROC 民前1696年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1252
Seleucid era	527/528 AG
Thai solar calendar	758–759
Tibetan calendar	阴木羊年 (female Wood-Goat) 342 or −39 or −811     — to — 阳火猴年 (male Fire-Monkey) 343 or −38 or −810

The Baths of Caracalla (reconstructive drawing from 1899)

Year 216 (CCXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sabinus and Anullinus (or, less frequently, year 969 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 216 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

• The Baths of Caracalla in Rome are completed with public baths (Thermae), reading rooms, auditoriums, running tracks, and public gardens that cover 20 acres.
• Emperor Caracalla tricks the Parthians by accepting a marriage proposal. He slaughters his bride and the wedding guests after the celebrations.
• Caracalla provokes a war with Artabanus V (of Parthia) to imitate his idol Alexander the Great. He crosses the Tigris, destroys towns and spoils the tombs of Arbela. The Roman army annexes Armenia.
• The basilica of Leptis Magna, ordered by Septimius Severus, is completed.

China

• Chinese warlord Cao Cao is made a vassal and ruler of Wei (Former Wei) by Emperor Xian, the last ruler of the Han Dynasty.

By topic

Religion

• Mithraism, which had begun in Persia, is on course to be adopted by many Roman soldiers serving in Asia.

Births

• Mani, prophet and founder of Manichaeism (d. 274)

Deaths

• Clement of Alexandria, Greek theologian (approximate date)
• Cui Yan (or Jigui), Chinese official and politician (b. 165)
• Huo Jun (or Zhongmiao), Chinese general and official
• Mao Jie (or Xiaoxian), Chinese official and politician
• Narcissus of Jerusalem, patriarch of Jerusalem
• Pantaenus, Greek theologian (approximate date)
• Zhang Lu, Chinese warlord and religious leader