190s

The 190s decade ran from January 1, 190, to December 31, 199.

190

By place

Roman Empire

A part of Rome burns; Emperor Commodus orders the city to be rebuilt, under the name Colonia Commodiana.
In his rise to power, Lucius Septimias Severus is appointed as a Roman Council^[1] (later becoming emperor during the year of the 5 emperors)
A Roman road crosses the Alps, by the Simplon Pass.

China

First year of the Chuping era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
The Campaign against Dong Zhuo begins. During the Battle of Xingyang, Cao Cao's army is defeated by Dong Zhuo.
Luoyang is burned and plundered by the forces of Dong Zhuo. The court is moved to Chang'an.

Parthia

Osroes II, controlling Media, claims the throne of the Parthian Empire. King Vologases IV of Parthia puts down the rebellion and restores order.

By topic

Art and Science

Cleomedes teaches that the moon does not glow on its own, but rather reflects sunlight.

Economic

Egypt (under Roman rule) is impoverished due to an inflation rate of 100% during the previous decade.
The percentage of silver in the Egyptian denarius is lowered from 90% to 70%.

Septimius Severus, Roman Emperor

190

Gaius Furius Sabinius Aquila Timesitheus, Roman praetorian prefect (d. 243)
Liu Yin (or Xiuran), Chinese general of the Shu Han state (d. 269)
Ma Su, Chinese general and strategist of the Shu Han state (d. 228)
Quintus Egnatius Proculus, Roman politician (approximate date)
Wang Ji (or Boyu), Chinese general of the Cao Wei state (d. 261)

191

Xin Xianying, Chinese noblewoman and advisor (d. 269).^[17]

192

Cao Zhi (or King Chen), Chinese prince and poet (d. 232)
Gordian II, Roman emperor (Year of the Six Emperors) (d. 238)

193

Luo Tong, Chinese official of the Eastern Wu state (d. 228)
Zhang Wen, Chinese official of the Eastern Wu state (d. 230)

194

Sun Huan (or Jiming), Chinese general (d. 234)
Zhu Ju, Chinese official and general (d. 250)

195

Cao Biao (or Zhuhu), Chinese imperial prince (d. 251)
Gong Lu (or Dexu), Chinese official and politician (d. 225)
He Yan (or Pingshu), Chinese official and philosopher (d. 249)
Wang Su, Chinese official and Confucian scholar (d. 256)

196

Cao Chong, son of Cao Cao (d. 208)

197

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

198

Lu Kai, Chinese official and general (d. 269)^[18]
Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 249)

190

March 6 – Liu Bian, Chinese emperor (poisoned by Dong Zhuo) (b. 176)
Athenagoras of Athens, Greek Christian apologist (b. 133)
Julius of Rome, Roman politician (murdered by Commodus)
Marcus Aurelius Cleander, Roman praetorian prefect
Xun Shuang, Chinese politician and writer (b. 128)^[19]
Zhou Bi, Chinese official (executed by Dong Zhuo)
Emperor Seimu of Japan, according to legend.

191

Bruttia Crispina, Roman empress (executed) (b. 164)
Han Fu, Chinese governor and warlord
Hua Xiong, Chinese general (executed)
Qiao Mao, Chinese official and warlord
Sun Jian, Chinese general and warlord (b. 155)
Vologases IV, king of the Parthian Empire
Zhang Wen, Chinese official and general

192

May 22 – Dong Zhuo, Chinese general and warlord (d. 134)
December 31 – Commodus, Roman emperor (b. 161)
Annia Fundania Faustina, Roman noblewoman
Bao Xin, Chinese general and warlord (b. 152)
Cai Yong, Chinese official and calligrapher (b. 132)
Liu Dai, Chinese official, general and politician
Lu Zhi, Chinese scholar and general (b. 159)
Wang Yun, Chinese official and politician (b. 137)
Yuan Yi, Chinese official and warlord
Zhang Zhi, Chinese scholar and calligrapher

193

March 28 – Pertinax, Roman emperor (assassinated) (b. 126)^[20]
June 1 – 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 (or Bo'an), Chinese nobleman, official and warlord
Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus, Roman general and politician

194

Liu Yan, Chinese warlord and governor
Ma Midi, Chinese official and politician
Pescennius Niger, Roman usurper (b. 140)
Tao Qian, Chinese warlord and governor (b. 132)

195

Fan Chou, Chinese general and politician
Huangfu Song (or Yizhen), Chinese general
Liu Yao, Chinese warlord and governor (b. 157)
Lu Kang (or Jining), Chinese politician (b. 126)
Xu Shao (or Zijiang), Chinese official (b. 150)
Ze Rong, Chinese warlord and Buddhist leader
Zhang Miao, Chinese warlord and official
Zhu Jun, Chinese general and official

196

Beolhyu, Korean ruler of Silla^[7]
Cao Bao, Chinese general and governor
Chizhi Shizhu Hou, Chinese puppet ruler (b. 150)
Zhou Xin, Chinese official and politician

197

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

198

Li Jue, Chinese warlord and regent
Liu Yao, Chinese governor and warlord (b. 157)
Mi Heng, Chinese musician and writer (b. 173)
Zhang Yang, Chinese official and warlord

199

February 7
- Gao Shun, Chinese general and advisor
- Lü Bu, Chinese general and warlord
Chen Ji, Chinese official, scholar and politician
Gongsun Zan, Chinese general and warlord^[21]
Qin Yilu (or Qin Yi), Chinese general
Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, Korean ruler
Tian Kai, Chinese official and general
Yuan Shu, Chinese general and warlord^[22]

[1]
"Hadrian's Wall: Septimius Severus". English Heritage. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
[2]
Nicholls, Matthew C. (2011). "Galen and Libraries in the Peri Alupias". The Journal of Roman Studies. 101: 123–142. ISSN 0075-4358.
[3]
Potter, David Stone (2004). The Roman Empire at bay, AD 180-395. Routledge history of the ancient world. London: Routledge. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-415-10058-8.
[4]
Freisenbruch, Annelise (2010). Caesars' wives: sex, power, and politics in the Roman Empire (1st Free Press hardcover ed.). New York: Free Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-4165-8357-8.
[5]
Jacobs, David (2015). Istanbul: A History. New Word City. p. 24. ISBN 9781612309262.
[6]
"Istanbul | History, Points of Interest, & Map". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
[7]
"List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
[8]
"List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
[9]
William Tabbernee; Peter Lampe (25 September 2008). Pepouza and Tymion: The Discovery and Archaeological Exploration of a Lost Ancient City and an Imperial Estate. Walter de Gruyter. p. 66. ISBN 978-3-11-020859-7.
[10]
Varner, Eric (1 June 2004). Mutilation and Transformation: Damnatio Memoriae and Roman Imperial Portraiture. BRILL. p. 168. ISBN 978-90-474-0470-5.
[11]
Christopher C. Rand (11 May 2017). Military Thought in Early China. SUNY Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-4384-6517-3.
[12]
Boatwright, Mary Taliaferro; Gargola, Daniel J.; Talbert, Richard J. A. (2004). The Romans: from village to empire. Oxford University Press. p. 410. ISBN 978-0-19-511875-9.
[13]
Kohn, George C. (2007). Dictionary of wars (3rd ed.). Infobase Publishing. p. 451. ISBN 978-0-8160-6577-6.
[14]
Bunson, Matthew (2002). Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire (2nd ed.). Infobase Publishing. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-8160-4562-4.
[15]
Erdkamp, Paul (2010). A Companion to the Roman Army. John Wiley and Sons. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-4443-3921-5.
[16]
Bunson, Matthew (2004). OSV's encyclopedia of Catholic history. Our Sunday Visitor Publishing. pp. 986–987. ISBN 978-1-59276-026-8.
[17]
de Crespigny, Rafe (2007). A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23-220 AD. Leiden: Brill. p. 892. ISBN 978-9-00415-605-0.
[18]
Stephan Peter Bumbacher (2000). The Fragments of the Daoxue Zhuan: Critical Edition, Translation, and Analysis of a Medieval Collection of Daoist Biographies. Peter Lang. p. 218. ISBN 978-3-631-36539-7.
[19]
Goodman, Howard L. (2010). Xun Xu and the Politics of Precision in Third-Century Ad China. BRILL. p. 39. ISBN 978-9004183377.
[20]
Meijer, Fik (2004). Emperors Don't Die in Bed. Routledge. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-134-38405-1.
[21]
Huang, Hongquan (1988). Anthology of Song Dynasty Ci-poetry. People's Liberation Army Pub. House. p. 542. ISBN 9787506506663.
[22]
Léon, Wieger (1928). Werner, Edward Theodore Chalmers (ed.). China throughout the ages. Hsien Press. p. 449.

[1] [1]
"Hadrian's Wall: Septimius Severus". English Heritage. Retrieved 2024-01-07.

[2] [2]
Nicholls, Matthew C. (2011). "Galen and Libraries in the Peri Alupias". The Journal of Roman Studies. 101: 123–142. ISSN 0075-4358.

[3] [3]
Potter, David Stone (2004). The Roman Empire at bay, AD 180-395. Routledge history of the ancient world. London: Routledge. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-415-10058-8.

[4] [4]
Freisenbruch, Annelise (2010). Caesars' wives: sex, power, and politics in the Roman Empire (1st Free Press hardcover ed.). New York: Free Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-4165-8357-8.

[5] [5]
Jacobs, David (2015). Istanbul: A History. New Word City. p. 24. ISBN 9781612309262.

[6] [6]
"Istanbul | History, Points of Interest, & Map". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

[met-7] [7]
"List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

[8] [8]
"List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[9] [9]
William Tabbernee; Peter Lampe (25 September 2008). Pepouza and Tymion: The Discovery and Archaeological Exploration of a Lost Ancient City and an Imperial Estate. Walter de Gruyter. p. 66. ISBN 978-3-11-020859-7.

[10] [10]
Varner, Eric (1 June 2004). Mutilation and Transformation: Damnatio Memoriae and Roman Imperial Portraiture. BRILL. p. 168. ISBN 978-90-474-0470-5.

[11] [11]
Christopher C. Rand (11 May 2017). Military Thought in Early China. SUNY Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-4384-6517-3.

[12] [12]
Boatwright, Mary Taliaferro; Gargola, Daniel J.; Talbert, Richard J. A. (2004). The Romans: from village to empire. Oxford University Press. p. 410. ISBN 978-0-19-511875-9.

[13] [13]
Kohn, George C. (2007). Dictionary of wars (3rd ed.). Infobase Publishing. p. 451. ISBN 978-0-8160-6577-6.

[14] [14]
Bunson, Matthew (2002). Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire (2nd ed.). Infobase Publishing. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-8160-4562-4.

[15] [15]
Erdkamp, Paul (2010). A Companion to the Roman Army. John Wiley and Sons. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-4443-3921-5.

[16] [16]
Bunson, Matthew (2004). OSV's encyclopedia of Catholic history. Our Sunday Visitor Publishing. pp. 986–987. ISBN 978-1-59276-026-8.

[17] [17]
de Crespigny, Rafe (2007). A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23-220 AD. Leiden: Brill. p. 892. ISBN 978-9-00415-605-0.

[18] [18]
Stephan Peter Bumbacher (2000). The Fragments of the Daoxue Zhuan: Critical Edition, Translation, and Analysis of a Medieval Collection of Daoist Biographies. Peter Lang. p. 218. ISBN 978-3-631-36539-7.

[19] [19]
Goodman, Howard L. (2010). Xun Xu and the Politics of Precision in Third-Century Ad China. BRILL. p. 39. ISBN 978-9004183377.

[20] [20]
Meijer, Fik (2004). Emperors Don't Die in Bed. Routledge. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-134-38405-1.

[21] [21]
Huang, Hongquan (1988). Anthology of Song Dynasty Ci-poetry. People's Liberation Army Pub. House. p. 542. ISBN 9787506506663.

[22] [22]
Léon, Wieger (1928). Werner, Edward Theodore Chalmers (ed.). China throughout the ages. Hsien Press. p. 449.

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