212

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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

* Emperor Caracalla decrees that freemen throughout the Roman Empire are to become Roman citizens (the Constitutio Antoniniana).
* Papinian, Praetorian prefect, and others who refuse to defend Caracalla's murder of Geta are put to death.
* Construction begins on the Baths of Caracalla in Rome.
* Edessa becomes a Roman province.

Births

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Deaths

* Liang Xing, general of the Han Dynasty
* Ma Teng, Prefect of Liang Province, China (b. 156)
* Ma Xiu, Second son of Ma Teng
* Ma Tie, Third son of Ma Teng
* Serenus Sammonicus, poet and physician
* Papinian, Roman jurist; Praetorian prefect under Septimus Severus (b. 142)
* Xun Yu, advisor to Cao Cao (b. 163)
* Yang Huai