188

Year 188 (CLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. 

 Events 
 By place 
 Roman Empire 
 Publius Helvius Pertinax becomes proconsul of Africa.

 Asia 
 Queen Himiko (aka, Pimiko) starts to rule in Japan.
 Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun are defeated by Han forces under Liu Yu.

 Births 
 April 4 – Lucius Septimius Bassianus (Caracalla), Roman Emperor (d. 217)
 Sun Shao, general of Wu (d. 241)

 Deaths