205
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 2nd century – 3rd century – 4th century |
| Decades: | 170s 180s 190s – 200s – 210s 220s 230s |
| Years: | 202 203 204 – 205 – 206 207 208 |
Year 205 (CCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
Events[change | change source]
By place[change | change source]
Roman Empire[change | change source]
- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus and his brother Publius Septimius Geta Caesar become Roman Consuls.
- Hadrian's Wall is fixed.
- Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, praetorian prefect and father-in-law of Caracalla, is killed.
- Aemilius Papinianus becomes praetorian prefect.
Asia[change | change source]
- Cao Cao defeats and kills Yuan Tan, the eldest son of his rival Yuan Shao, in the Battle of Nanpi
Births[change | change source]
- Cao Rui, second emperor of the Kingdom of Wei (d. 239)
- Sima Wang, general of Wei and the Jin Dynasty (d. 271)
- Shan Tao, Chinese taoist (d. 283)
- Plotinus (according to his student Porphyry) (d. 270)
- Xin Xianying, daughter of Xin Pi (d. 284)
