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194 CE

Galen writes his manual on pathology, The Art of Curing (approximate date). Irenaeus declares Gnostic doctrines to be heretical (approximate date). Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar becomes a Roman Consul.source

Conflict & Security

  • Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops.source
  • Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage.source
  • Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days.source

Religion & Belief

  • Irenaeus declares Gnostic doctrines to be heretical (approximate date).source

Science & Discovery

  • Galen writes his manual on pathology, The Art of Curing (approximate date).source

Culture & Society

  • First year of the Xingping era, during the Han Dynasty in China.source

Births

  • Sun Huan (or Jiming), Chinese general (d. 234)source
  • Zhu Ju, Chinese official and general (d. 250)source

Deaths

  • Tao Qian, Chinese warlord and governor (b. 132)source
  • Liu Yan, Chinese warlord and governorsource
  • Pescennius Niger, Roman usurper (b. 140)source
  • Ma Midi, Chinese official and politiciansource