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Year '''218''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCXVIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Severus and Adventus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 971 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 218 for this year has been used since the [[early medieval]] period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* [[May 16]] &ndash; [[Julia Maesa]], an aunt of the assassinated Emperor [[Caracalla]], is banished to her home in [[Syria]] by the self-proclaimed emperor [[Macrinus]], and declares her grandson [[Elagabalus]], age 14, emperor of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]].
* [[June 8]] &ndash; [[Battle of Antioch (218)|Battle of Antioch]]: [[Elagabalus]] defeats, with the support of the [[Syrian]] [[Roman legion|legions]], the forces of [[Macrinus]]. Macrinus flees, but is captured near [[Chalcedon]] and later executed in [[Cappadocia]].
* [[Diadumenian]]us, son of Macrinus, escapes to the [[Parthian Empire|Parthian]] court, but is captured at [[Zeugma, Commagene|Zeugma]] and also put to death.

==== Asia ====
* Spring &ndash; [[Ji Ben]] (or '''Ji Ping'''), Chinese court physician, plots a rebellion in the imperial capital Xu (modern-day [[Xuchang]]), but the revolt is suppressed and the conspirators are captured and executed.

=== By topic ===

==== Commerce ====
* The [[silver]] content of the Roman [[denarius]] falls to 43 percent under the reign of Elagabalus, down from 50 percent under [[Septimius Severus]], as he empties the treasury.
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== Births ==
* [[Gallienus]], Roman emperor (d. [[268]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ermatinger |first1=James W. |title=The Roman Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes] |date=2018 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-4408-3809-5 |page=245 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=onlUDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA245 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Yu Si]], Chinese general and politician

== Deaths ==
* [[June 8]] &ndash; [[Macrinus]], Roman emperor (b. [[165]])
* [[Diadumenian]], son of Macrinus (b. [[208]])
* [[Cao Zizheng]], Chinese marquis and warlord
* [[Gu Shao]], Chinese official and politician
* [[Ji Ben]] (or '''Ji Ping'''), Chinese physician
* [[Theoclia (sister of Alexander Severus)|Theoclia]], Syrian Roman noblewoman
* [[Yue Jin]] (or '''Wenqian'''), Chinese general

== References ==
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