217

This article is about the year 217. For other uses, see 217 (number).

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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

April 8 - Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus. Macrinus, of Mauritania, becomes the first equestrian Roman Emperor.
Rome retains Mesopotamia under a treaty with Parthia.
Death of Empress Julia, wife of Septimus Severus and mother of Caracalla and Geta.
Fire in the Amphitheater in Rome.

By Topic

Religion

December 20 - The papacy of Pope Zephyrinus ends.
Pope Callixtus I succeeds Pope Zephyrinus.
Hippolytus questions the election of the Pope Calixtus and begins his "pontificate" as antipope.
Ciriacus succeeds Philadelphus as Patriarch of Constantinople.

Births

Deaths

April 8 - Caracalla, Roman Emperor (assassinated)
December 20 - Pope Zephyrinus
Lu Su, advisor to Sun Quan, sympathetic to Liu Bei
Wang Can, Chinese poet.

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