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Contents

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

Asia

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

★ Commodus assassinated by a wrestler named Narcissus at the behest of Commodus' concubine, chamberlain and Praetorian prefect. Antonines dynasty ends.

★ Civil war again strikes Rome (192–193).

Asia

★ The kingdom of Champa begins to control south and central Vietnam (approximate date).

★ Lü Bu murders his step-father Dong Zhuo, Chancellor of Han Dynasty.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

★ A fire destroys Galen's library.

Religion

★ Syrian Christians establish a Christian community in Kerala, India.

Births

★ Gordian II, Roman emperor

★ Cao Zhi, Chinese poet

Deaths

★ May 22 — Dong Zhuo, Chancellor of Han Dynasty from 189 to 192

★ December 31 — Commodus, Roman emperor (assassinated)

★ Bao Xin, general of the Han Dynasty

★ Cai Yong, Chinese musician, calligrapher, and father of Cai Wenji

★ Dong Min, brother of Dong Zhuo

★ Li Su, executed by Lü Bu

★ Liu Dai

★ Lu Zhi

★ Niu Fu, general under Dong Zhuo

★ Wang Yun, killed by Guo Si

★ Xi Zhicai

★ Xu Rong, general under Dong Zhuo

★ Yan Gang

★ Yuan Yi