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| The Roman emperor Elagabal is murdered. | He is succeeded by his adopted son Severus Alexander . | 
| 222 in other calendars | |
| Ethiopian calendar | 214/215 | 
| Buddhist calendar | 765/766 (southern Buddhism); 764/765 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) | 
| Chinese calendar | 48th (49th) cycle , year of the water tiger壬寅 ( at the beginning of the year metal buffalo 辛丑) | 
| Greek calendar | 1./2. Year of the 250th Olympiad | 
| Jewish calendar | 3982/83 (September 22-23) | 
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita CMLXXV (975) | 
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 532/533 (New Year April); Syria: 533/534 (New Year October) | 
| Spanish era | 260 | 
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 278/279 (turn of the year April) | 
Events
Politics and world events
Roman Empire
- March 11 : Mutinous soldiers murder the young Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, who became known as Elagabal , and his mother Julia Soaemias .
 - Severus Alexander succeeds Elagabal as Roman emperor.
 
Empire of China
- Three Kingdoms Era : Sun Quan founds the Wu Dynasty in China. As a result, Liu Bei starts a campaign against him, but has to accept a defeat in the Battle of Xiaoting .
 
religion
- Urban I succeeds Calixt I as Bishop of Rome .
 
Died
- March 11 : Elagabal , Roman Emperor (* 204 )
 - March 11th : Julia Soaemias , mother of Emperor Elagabal
 - Bardesanes , Syrian Gnostic (* 154 )
 - Hierocles , Carian slave and lover of the Roman emperor Elagabal
 - Huang Gai , Chinese officer (* 145 )
 - Calixt I , Bishop of Rome
 - Ma Chao , Chinese general (* 176 )
 - Ma Liang , Chinese politician
 - Zhang Liao , Chinese general (* 169 )
 - Gan Ning , Chinese general (* 175 )
 - around 222: Claudius Aelianus , Roman teacher and rhetorician (* around 170 )
 
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