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Year '''194''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CXCIV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius''' (or, less frequently, '''year 947 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 194 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.١٢٤

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Roman Empire ====
* [[Clodius Albinus|Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar]] becomes a [[Roman Consul]].
* [[Battle of Issus (194)|Battle of Issus]]: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 [[Roman legion|legions]]) to [[Cilicia]], and defeats [[Pescennius Niger]], Roman governor of [[Syria]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Potter |first=David Stone |title=The Roman Empire at bay, AD 180-395 |date=2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-415-10058-8 |series=Routledge history of the ancient world |location=London |pages=104}}</ref>  Pescennius retreats to [[Antioch]], and is executed by Severus' troops.
* Septimius Severus besieges [[Byzantium]] (194–196); the [[Defensive wall|city walls]] suffer extensive damage.

==== Asia ====
* [[Battle of Yan Province]]: Warlords [[Cao Cao]] and [[Lü Bu]] fight for control over [[Yan Province]]; the battle lasts for over 100 days.
* First year of the ''Xingping'' era, during the [[Han dynasty|Han Dynasty]] in [[China]].

=== By topic ===
==== Art and Science ====
* [[Galen]] writes his manual on [[pathology]], ''The Art of Curing'' (approximate date).

==== Religion ====
* [[Irenaeus]] declares [[Gnostic]] doctrines to be [[heresy|heretical]] (approximate date).
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== Births ==
* [[Sun Huan (Jiming)|Sun Huan]] (or '''Jiming'''), Chinese general (d. [[234]])
* [[Zhu Ju]], Chinese official and general (d. [[250]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Liu Yan (Han dynasty warlord)|Liu Yan]], Chinese warlord and governor
* [[Ma Midi]], Chinese official and politician 
* [[Pescennius Niger]], Roman [[usurper]] (b. [[AD 140|140]])
* [[Tao Qian (Han dynasty)|Tao Qian]], Chinese warlord and governor (b. [[AD 132|132]])

== References ==
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