Major Events May 17 7th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet Jun 8 Elagabalus becomes the emperor of Rome Who Died in 218 AD Jun 8 Opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54 217 AD History by Year 219 AD Famous Romans Augustus Caesar Caligula Constantine the Great Julius Caesar Mark Antony Nero