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Roman Empire in 196

Historical records for Roman Empire in 196, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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5Events
4Named people
1Places
2Categories

Historical records

February

19 February 196Battle of LyonClaudius Albinus

Lyon · Warfare / Civil War

Severus crushes Albinus, who claims to be Emperor

19 February 196Battle of LyonLaetus

Lyon · Warfare / Civil War

Helps Severus to victory over Albinus, makes the winning cavalry charge

19 February 196Battle of LyonSeptimus Severus

Lyon · Warfare / Civil War

Crushes Albinus, Governor of Britain, who claims to be Emperor

19 February 196Death of Claudius AlbinusClaudius Albinus

Lyon · Warfare / Civil War

Death of Claudius Albinus, suicide

19 February 196SuicideClaudius Albinus

Lyon · Warfare / Civil War

Surrounded at the Battle of Lyons, his head is displayed in Rome. Death of Claudius Albinus, suicide

Other Events

196Invasion of Great BritainClaudius Albinus

Warfare / Military

The northern border of Britain is overrun after Albinus returns to Rome

196PrefectPublius Cornelius Anullinus

Warfare / Military

Appointed Prefect of the Praetorian Guard

Names involved

Claudius AlbinusLaetusPublius Cornelius AnullinusSeptimus Severus

Places involved

Lyon

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.