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Events

• 220 : The Roman young emperor Varius Avitus elevates the oriental sun god Elagabal to the supreme god of the empire.
• 220: Cao Pi forces the last Han emperor, Han Xiandi, to abdicate and establishes the Wei dynasty . This means the end of the Han Dynasty and the beginning of the Three Kingdoms Period in China .
• 222 : In the Battle of Xiaoting , Liu Bei suffered a crushing defeat against the Wu Army under Lu Xun .
• 224 : The Parthian king Artabanos IV loses in a battle against the Sassanids Ardaschir I. The rule of the Sassanids over Persia begins.

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