195

This article is about the year 195. For the number, see 195 (number). For other uses, see 195 (disambiguation).

Year 195 (CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century 2nd century 3rd century
Decades:	170s 180s 190s 200s 210s
Years:	192 193 194 195 196 197 198

195 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	195 CXCV
Ab urbe condita	948
Assyrian calendar	4945
Balinese saka calendar	116–117
Bengali calendar	−398
Berber calendar	1145
Buddhist calendar	739
Burmese calendar	−443
Byzantine calendar	5703–5704
Chinese calendar	甲戌年 (Wood Dog) 2892 or 2685     — to — 乙亥年 (Wood Pig) 2893 or 2686
Coptic calendar	−89 – −88
Discordian calendar	1361
Ethiopian calendar	187–188
Hebrew calendar	3955–3956
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	251–252
- Shaka Samvat	116–117
- Kali Yuga	3295–3296
Holocene calendar	10195
Iranian calendar	427 BP – 426 BP
Islamic calendar	440 BH – 439 BH
Javanese calendar	72–73
Julian calendar	195 CXCV
Korean calendar	2528
Minguo calendar	1717 before ROC 民前1717年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1273
Seleucid era	506/507 AG
Thai solar calendar	737–738
Tibetan calendar	阳木狗年 (male Wood-Dog) 321 or −60 or −832     — to — 阴木猪年 (female Wood-Pig) 322 or −59 or −831

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius.
• King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians.
• The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annex the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establishes his headquarters and the colonies there.
• Lucius Septimius Bassianus (or Caracalla), age 7, changes his name to Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, to solidify connections with the family of Marcus Aurelius, and is given the title Caesar.
• Clodius Albinus, who had been proclaimed emperor in Britain, crosses into Gaul with his legions, while at the same time recruiting new soldiers. He is soon the head of an army of 150,000 men, according to Cassius Dio. Severus, still in Mesopotamia, hastily returns to Rome.
• The denarius is devalued by Severus. The coin now contains only 50% precious metal.

China

• In China, the Xiongnu federation crosses the Great Wall and establishes itself in Shanxi Province.
• Last (2nd) year of the Xingping era during the Han Dynasty.

Births

• Cao Biao (or Zhuhu), Chinese imperial prince (d. 251)
• Gong Lu (or Dexu), Chinese official and politician (d. 225)
• He Yan (or Pingshu), Chinese official and philosopher (d. 249)
• Wang Su, Chinese official and Confucian scholar (d. 256)

Deaths

• Fan Chou, Chinese general and politician
• Huangfu Song (or Yizhen), Chinese general
• Liu Yao, Chinese warlord and governor (b. 157)
• Lu Kang (or Jining), Chinese politician (b. 126)
• Xu Shao (or Zijiang), Chinese official (b. 150)
• Ze Rong, Chinese warlord and Buddhist leader
• Zhang Miao, Chinese warlord and official
• Zhu Jun, Chinese general and official