197

This article is about the year 197. For the number, see 197 (number). For other uses, see 197 (disambiguation).

Year 197 (CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 197 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.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century 2nd century 3rd century
Decades:	170s 180s 190s 200s 210s
Years:	194 195 196 197 198 199 200

197 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	197 CXCVII
Ab urbe condita	950
Assyrian calendar	4947
Balinese saka calendar	118–119
Bengali calendar	−396
Berber calendar	1147
Buddhist calendar	741
Burmese calendar	−441
Byzantine calendar	5705–5706
Chinese calendar	丙子年 (Fire Rat) 2894 or 2687     — to — 丁丑年 (Fire Ox) 2895 or 2688
Coptic calendar	−87 – −86
Discordian calendar	1363
Ethiopian calendar	189–190
Hebrew calendar	3957–3958
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	253–254
- Shaka Samvat	118–119
- Kali Yuga	3297–3298
Holocene calendar	10197
Iranian calendar	425 BP – 424 BP
Islamic calendar	438 BH – 437 BH
Javanese calendar	74–75
Julian calendar	197 CXCVII
Korean calendar	2530
Minguo calendar	1715 before ROC 民前1715年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1271
Seleucid era	508/509 AG
Thai solar calendar	739–740
Tibetan calendar	阳火鼠年 (male Fire-Rat) 323 or −58 or −830     — to — 阴火牛年 (female Fire-Ox) 324 or −57 or −829

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town.
• Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius.
• Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an artificial canal between the Tigris and Euphrates.
• Legio I, II, and III Parthica are levied by Septimius Severus for his Parthian campaign.
• The Roman army marches east to repel a Parthian invasion of Mesopotamia; they loot the royal palace at Ctesiphon and capture an enormous number of its inhabitants as slaves.
• Septimius Severus reconstitutes the Province of Mesopotamia under an equestrian governor commanding two legions.
• Septimius Severus, who had spared the Senate at the beginning of his reign, now excludes it from controlling the Roman empire by declaring a military dictatorship.

Asia

• Battle of Wancheng: Zhang Xiu launches a surprise attack at Cao Cao.
• Yuan Shu declares himself emperor of the short-lived Zhong dynasty.
• Sansang becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of Goguryeo.

By topic

Art and Science

• Galen's major work on medicines, Pharmacologia, is published.

Religion

• A Christian council is held in Edessa.

Births

• Cao, Chinese empress of the Han Dynasty (d. 260)
• Deng Ai, Chinese general of the Cao Wei state (d. 264)

Deaths

• February 19 – Clodius Albinus, Roman general and usurper
• Cao Ang (or Zixiu), eldest son of Cao Cao (b. 177)
• Dian Wei, Chinese general serving under Cao Cao
• Gaius Julius Erucius Clarus Vibianus, Roman politician
• Gogukcheon of Goguryeo, Korean ruler of Goguryeo
• Guo Si (or Guo Duo), Chinese general and regent
• Li Jue, Chinese general serving under Dong Zhuo
• Liu Chong, Chinese nobleman and Prince of Chen
• Titus Flavius Claudius Sulpicianus, Roman statesman
• Yang Feng, Chinese general serving under Li Jue