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[[File:Septimius Severus Glyptothek Munich 357.jpg|alt=Bust of Septimius Severus (reign 193–211 CE). White, fine-grained marble, modern restorations (nose, parts of the beard, draped bust)|thumb|This was the [[Year of the Five Emperors]], in which there were five claimants for the title of Roman Emperor. The five were [[Pertinax]], [[Didius Julianus]], [[Pescennius Niger]], [[Clodius Albinus]] and [[Septimius Severus]] (''pictured''). This year started a period of civil war where multiple rulers vied for the chance to become Caesar.]]
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Year '''193''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CXCIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Monday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius''' (or, less frequently, '''year 946 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 193 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 ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* [[January 1]] &ndash; [[Year of the Five Emperors]]: The [[Roman Senate]] chooses [[Pertinax|Publius Helvius Pertinax]], against his will, to succeed the late [[Commodus]] as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the [[Roman army]], and to suspend the food programs established by [[Trajan]], provoking the ire of the [[Praetorian Guard]].
* [[March 28]] &ndash; [[Pertinax]] is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is [[auction]]ed off; [[Didius Julianus|Marcus Didius Julianus]] the highest bidder, offers 300 million [[sestertius|sesterces]] for the throne. Roman governors [[Clodius Albinus]] ([[Britannia (Roman province)|Britannia]]) and [[Pescennius Niger]] ([[Syria]]) claim, with support of their troops, the imperial throne.
* [[April 14]] &ndash; [[Septimius Severus|Lucius Septimius Severus]] is proclaimed Emperor by his troops at [[Carnuntum]], in [[Pannonia Superior]] ([[Balkans]]). He marches with his army to [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]. 
* [[June 1]] &ndash; Septimius Severus enters the capital, and has Julianus put to death. He replaces the Praetorian Guard with a 15,000-man force from the Danubian legions, and gains control of the [[Roman Empire]], beginning the [[Severan dynasty]].
* [[Battle of Cyzicus (193)|Battle of Cyzicus]] and [[Battle of Nicaea]] ([[Asia Minor]]): Septimius Severus defeats the army under Pescennius. 
* In Britain, [[Clodius Albinus]] allies with Septimius Severus, and accepts the title of [[Caesar (title)|Caesar]]. [[Britons (historical)|British tribes]] take advantage of the disorder in the Empire, and damage [[Hadrian's Wall]]. Extensive repairs to the defence work is carried out by the [[Legionary|legionaries]].
* [[Counterfeiting]] workshops begin to appear throughout the Roman Empire.
* The Council of Rome, the pre-ecumenical council

==== China ====
* Last (4th) year of ''[[Chuping]]'' era of the Chinese [[Han dynasty]].
* [[Cao Cao's invasion of Xu Province]]: Cao Cao invades [[Tao Qian (Han dynasty)|Tao Qian]]'s Xu Province, holding him responsible for the death of [[Cao Song]].

=== By topic ===

==== Commerce ====
* The [[silver]] content of the Roman [[denarius]] falls to 50 percent under emperor Septimius Severus, down from 68 percent under [[Marcus Aurelius]]. 
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== Births ==
* [[Luo Tong]], Chinese official of the [[Eastern Wu]] state (d. [[228]])
* [[Zhang Wen (Three Kingdoms)|Zhang Wen]], Chinese official of the Eastern Wu state (d. [[230]])

== Deaths ==
* [[March 28]] &ndash; [[Pertinax]], Roman emperor (assassinated) (b. [[AD 126|126]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Meijer |first1=Fik |title=Emperors Don't Die in Bed |date=2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-38405-1 |page=66 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3uN_AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA66 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[June 1]] &ndash; [[Didius Julianus]], Roman emperor (assassinated)
* [[Adrianus]] (or '''Hadrian'''), Greek [[sophist]], philosopher and writer
* [[Cao Song]] (or '''Jugao'''), Chinese official and father of [[Cao Cao]]
* [[Liu Yu (warlord)|Liu Yu]] (or '''Bo'an'''), Chinese [[Nobility|nobleman]], official and warlord 
* [[Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus]], Roman general and politician

== References ==
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