208

This article is about the year 208. For the number, see 208 (number).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century 3rd century 4th century
Decades:	180s 190s 200s 210s 220s
Years:	205 206 207 208 209 210 211

208 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	208 CCVIII
Ab urbe condita	961
Assyrian calendar	4958
Balinese saka calendar	129–130
Bengali calendar	−385
Berber calendar	1158
Buddhist calendar	752
Burmese calendar	−430
Byzantine calendar	5716–5717
Chinese calendar	丁亥年 (Fire Pig) 2905 or 2698     — to — 戊子年 (Earth Rat) 2906 or 2699
Coptic calendar	−76 – −75
Discordian calendar	1374
Ethiopian calendar	200–201
Hebrew calendar	3968–3969
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	264–265
- Shaka Samvat	129–130
- Kali Yuga	3308–3309
Holocene calendar	10208
Iranian calendar	414 BP – 413 BP
Islamic calendar	427 BH – 426 BH
Javanese calendar	85–86
Julian calendar	208 CCVIII
Korean calendar	2541
Minguo calendar	1704 before ROC 民前1704年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1260
Seleucid era	519/520 AG
Thai solar calendar	750–751
Tibetan calendar	阴火猪年 (female Fire-Pig) 334 or −47 or −819     — to — 阳土鼠年 (male Earth-Rat) 335 or −46 or −818

Battle of Red Cliffs (Chi Bi)

Year 208 (CCVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Geta (or, less frequently, year 961 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 208 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

China

Zhao Yun fights at Changban (or Jing Province)

Map of the Battle of Changban

• Spring – Battle of Jiangxia: Sun Quan defeats Huang Zu.
• October
  • Warlord Cao Cao marches south with his army, and captures the enemy fleet at Jiangling.
  • Battle of Changban: Warlord Liu Bei escapes from Cao Cao.
• December 10 – Cao Cao writes Duǎn Ge Xíng.
• Winter – Zhou Yu and Liu Bei defeat Cao Cao at the Battle of Red Cliffs; along with the Battle of Yamen and Battle of Lake Poyang. This is one of the largest naval battles in China's history.

Parthia

• King Vologases VI succeeds his father Vologases V to the throne. His brother Artabanus V begins a rebellion against him in the Parthian Empire.
• Ardashir I, ruler of Istakhr (Persia), revolts against his brother and founds the Sassanid Dynasty.

Roman Empire

• Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus and his brother Publius Septimius Geta Caesar become Roman Consuls.
• Emperor Septimius Severus leads an expedition (20,000 men) into Britannia, crosses Hadrian's Wall and moves through eastern Scotland. The Roman army pushes the Caledonians back to the River Tay and Severus signs a peace treaty. He repairs the Antonine Wall (his repairs are sometimes called the Severan Wall).
• Britain is divided: in the north, Lower Britain (Britannia Inferior) is administered from the fortress at Eburacum (modern York), and in the south, Upper Britain (Britannia Superior) is controlled by the legions at Deva Victrix (Chester) and Isca Augusta (Caerleon) with its capital at Londinium (London).

Births

• Cao Li, Chinese imperial prince (d. 229)
• Diadumenian, Roman emperor (d. 218)
• Sima Shi, Chinese general and regent (d. 255)
• Severus Alexander, Roman emperor (d. 235)

Deaths

• Cao Chong (or Cangshu), Chinese warlord (b. 196)
• Huang Zu, Chinese general and administrator
• Hua Tuo, Chinese physician and surgeon (b. 140)
• Kong Rong, Chinese warlord and politician (b. 153)
• Liu Biao, Chinese governor and warlord (b. 142)
• Liu Fu, Chinese governor and politician
• Vologases V, king of the Parthian Empire