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| Years: 213 214 215 216 - 217 - 218 219 220 221 | |
| Decades: 180s 190s 200s - 210s - 220s 230s 240s | |
| Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century | |
Events
- Macrinus becomes Roman Emperor on the death of Caracalla.
- Pope Callixtus I succeeds Pope Zephyrinus
- Ciriacus succeeds Philadelphus as Patriarch of Constantinople
Births
Deaths
- April 4 - Caracalla, Roman Emperor (assassinated)
- December 20 - Pope Zephyrinus
- Lu Su, advisor to Sun Quan, sympathetic to Liu Bei
- Wang Can, Chinese poet.