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 and defeats Macrinus at Antioch on the Orontes . |
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| 218 in other calendars | |
| Ethiopian calendar | 210/211 |
| Buddhist calendar | 761/762 (southern Buddhism); 760/761 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 48th (49th) cycle , year of the earth-dog戊戌 ( at the beginning of the year fire-rooster 丁酉) |
| Greek calendar | 1./2. Year of the 249th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3978/79 (September 7/8) |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita CMLXXI (971) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 528/529 (New Year April); Syria: 529/530 (New Year October) |
| Spanish era | 256 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 274/275 (turn of the year April) |
Events
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- Spring: The last war between the Roman Empire and the Parthians comes to an end, Emperor Macrinus buys a peace treaty from Artabanos IV with high tribute payments .
- May 16 : Elagabal (actually: Varius Avitus Bassianus) is proclaimed Roman emperor by the rebellious Legio III Gallica in Emesa . As emperor he calls himself Marcus Aurel (l) ius Antoninus in order to tie in with the Antonine like his alleged father Caracalla .
- June 8th : Elagabal defeats Macrinus in a battle near Antioch on the Orontes .
- June / July: Macrinus and his son Diadumenianus are executed.
Born
Died
- June / July: Macrinus , Roman Emperor (* 164 )
- June / July: Diadumenianus , young Roman politician (* 208 )
- Yue Jin , Chinese general
- at 218: Gaius Iulius Asper , Roman politician
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