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Year 194 (CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 194 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.
Events
= By place =
== Roman Empire ==
- Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar became a Roman Consul.
- Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria.{{Cite book |last=Potter |first=David Stone |title=The Roman Empire at bay, AD 180-395 |date=2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-415-10058-8 |series=Routledge history of the ancient world |location=London |pages=104}} Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops.
- Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage.
== Asia ==
- Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days.
- First year of the Xingping era during the Han Dynasty in China.