195

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

Centuries:	1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century
Decades:	160s 170s 180s - 190s - 200s 210s 220s
Years:	192 193 194 - 195 - 196 197 198

195 by topic v • d • e
Politics
State leaders - Sovereign states
Birth and death categories
Births - Deaths
Establishment and disestablishment categories
Establishments - Disestablishments

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Emperor Septimius Severus has the Senate deify Commodus in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius.
Vologases V of Parthia invades Mesopotamia, which is under Roman rule.
Severus travels to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians.
The province of Syria is divided and the rôle of Antioch is diminished.
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. Severus, still in Mesopotamia, hastily returns to Rome.
Caracalla is given the surname "Caesar".
The denarius is devalued by Severus. The coin now contains only 50% precious metal.

Last (2nd) year of Xingping era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
In China, the Xiongnu Federation crosses the Great Wall and establishes itself in Shanxi province.