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187 CE

Olympianus succeeds Pertinax as bishop of Byzantium (until 198). Clodius Albinus defeats the Chatti, a highly organized German tribe that controlled the area that includes the Black Forest. Septimius Severus marries Julia Domna (age 17), a Syrian princess, at Lugdunum (modern-day Lyon). She is the youngest daughter of high-priest Julius Bassianus – a descendant of the Royal House of Emesa. Her elder sister is Julia Maesa.

Conflict & Security

  • Clodius Albinus defeats the Chatti, a highly organized German tribe that controlled the area that includes the Black Forest.source

Religion & Belief

  • Olympianus succeeds Pertinax as bishop of Byzantium (until 198).source

Culture & Society

  • Septimius Severus marries Julia Domna (age 17), a Syrian princess, at Lugdunum (modern-day Lyon). She is the youngest daughter of high-priest Julius Bassianus – a descendant of the Royal House of Emesa. Her elder sister is Julia Maesa.source

Births

  • Gu Shao, Chinese official and politician (d. 218)source
  • Cao Pi, Chinese emperor of the Cao Wei state (d. 226)source

Deaths

  • Chen Shi, Chinese official and politician (b. 104)source
  • Maternus, Gaulish rebel leader (approximate date)source