218
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 2nd century – 3rd century – 4th century |
| Decades: | 180s 190s 200s – 210s – 220s 230s 240s |
| Years: | 215 216 217 – 218 – 219 220 221 |
| Gregorian calendar | 218 CCXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 971 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4968 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 139–140 |
| Bengali calendar | −375 |
| Berber calendar | 1168 |
| Buddhist calendar | 762 |
| Burmese calendar | −420 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5726–5727 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁酉年 (Fire Rooster) 2914 or 2854 — to — 戊戌年 (Earth Dog) 2915 or 2855 |
| Coptic calendar | −66 – −65 |
| Discordian calendar | 1384 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 210–211 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3978–3979 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 274–275 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 139–140 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3318–3319 |
| Holocene calendar | 10218 |
| Iranian calendar | 404 BP – 403 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 416 BH – 415 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 95–96 |
| Julian calendar | 218 CCXVIII |
| Korean calendar | 2551 |
| Minguo calendar | 1694 before ROC 民前1694年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1250 |
| Seleucid era | 529/530 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 760–761 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火鸡年 (female Fire-Rooster) 344 or −37 or −809 — to — 阳土狗年 (male Earth-Dog) 345 or −36 or −808 |
Year 218 (CCXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Events
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[change | change source]Roman Empire
[change | change source]- May 16 – Elagabalus, age 14, is made emperor of Rome.
- June 8 – Battle of Antioch: Elagabalus defeats the forces of Macrinus.
- Diadumenianus, son of Macrinus, escapes to the Parthian court. He is captured at Zeugma and also put to death.