203

Events 
 By place 
 Roman Empire 
 Emperor Septimius Severus rebuilds Byzantium.
 Gaius Fulvius Plautianus and Publius Septimius Geta become Roman Consuls.
 An arch dedicated to Severus is put up near the Forum.
 The Portico of Octavia is rebuilt. 

 Asia 
 Reign in India of Vijaya, Satavahana king of the Andhra.
 The Andhra empire is being broken apart into smaller and smaller independent sections.

 By topic 
 Religion 
 Origen of Alexandria replaces Clement as the head of the Christian school in Alexandria.

 Births 
 November – Mahavatar Babaji in Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu, India
 Probable birth of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, better known as Elagabalus (d. 222)
 Cao Rui, emperor of the Kingdom of Wei (approximate date) (d. 239)
 Zhuge Ke, son of Zhuge Jin, officer of the Wu Kingdom (d. 253)

 Deaths 
 Perpetua, Christian saint (martyred)
 Felicitas, Christian saint (martyred)
 Ling Cao, general under Sun Ce and father of Ling Tong (killed by pirate Gan Ning)
 Wu Jing