214

This article is about the year 214. For the number, see 214 (number). For other uses, see 214 (disambiguation).

Year 214 (CCXIV) 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 Messalla and Suetrius (or, less frequently, year 967 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 214 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:	2nd century 3rd century 4th century
Decades:	190s 200s 210s 220s 230s
Years:	211 212 213 214 215 216 217

214 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	214 CCXIV
Ab urbe condita	967
Assyrian calendar	4964
Balinese saka calendar	135–136
Bengali calendar	−379
Berber calendar	1164
Buddhist calendar	758
Burmese calendar	−424
Byzantine calendar	5722–5723
Chinese calendar	癸巳年 (Water Snake) 2911 or 2704     — to — 甲午年 (Wood Horse) 2912 or 2705
Coptic calendar	−70 – −69
Discordian calendar	1380
Ethiopian calendar	206–207
Hebrew calendar	3974–3975
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	270–271
- Shaka Samvat	135–136
- Kali Yuga	3314–3315
Holocene calendar	10214
Iranian calendar	408 BP – 407 BP
Islamic calendar	421 BH – 420 BH
Javanese calendar	91–92
Julian calendar	214 CCXIV
Korean calendar	2547
Minguo calendar	1698 before ROC 民前1698年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1254
Seleucid era	525/526 AG
Thai solar calendar	756–757
Tibetan calendar	阴水蛇年 (female Water-Snake) 340 or −41 or −813     — to — 阳木马年 (male Wood-Horse) 341 or −40 or −812

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• The kingdom of Osroene becomes a province of the Roman Empire.
• Caracalla's victories in Germany ensure his popularity within the Roman army.
• The defences of Rhaetia are reinforced, in the form of an uninterrupted stone wall.

Korea

• The Korean kingdom of Baekje attacks the Mohe tribes.
• Gusu becomes king of Baekje.

China

• Battle of Xiaoyao Ford: General Zhang Liao under the command of Cao Cao beats back Sun Quan at Hefei.
• Liu Bei takes Yi Province from his clansman Liu Zhang, forming the later basis for Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period.
• Pang Tong dies in the hands of the enemy in an ambush at the Valley of the Fallen Phoenix.

Births

• May 10 – Claudius Gothicus, Roman emperor (d. 270)
• September 9 – Aurelian, Roman emperor (d. 275)
• Cao Gan, Chinese prince and son of Cao Cao (d. 261)
• Diophantus, Greek mathematician (approximate date)
• Musa al-Mubarraqa, Arab imam (Twelver Shia) (d. 296)
• Yang Huiyu, Chinese empress dowager (d. 278)

Deaths

• Chogo of Baekje, Korean ruler
• Fu Shou, Chinese empress of the Han Dynasty
• Kuai Yue (or Yidu), Chinese politician and adviser
• Pang Tong, Chinese politician and adviser (b. 179)
• Peng Yang (or Yongnian), Chinese official (b. 178)
• Sun Qian, Chinese diplomat, general and politician
• Xun You, Chinese statesman and adviser (b. 157)