210 CE

Having suffered heavy losses since invading Scotland in 208, Emperor Septimius Severus sends his son - Caracalla - to systematically wipe out and torture the Scots into submission.

In the 210s, the 3rd century.

Conflict & Security

  • Having suffered heavy losses since invading Scotland in 208, Emperor Septimius Severus sends his son - Caracalla - to systematically wipe out and torture the Scots into submission.source

Births

  • May 10 – Claudius II, Roman emperor (died 270)source
  • Ruan Ji, Chinese musician and poet (died 263)source
  • Egnatius Lucillianus, Roman governor (died 244)source
  • Dexippus, Greek historian and general (died 273)source

Deaths

  • Liu Hong, Chinese astronomer and politician (born 129)source
  • Cao Chun, Chinese general and adviser (born 170)source
  • Zhou Yu, Chinese general and strategist (born 175)source
  • Sextus Empiricus, Greek philosopher and writersource