阴木羊年 (female Wood-Goat) 342 or −39 or −811 — to — 阳火猴年 (male Fire-Monkey) 343 or −38 or −810
Year 216 (CCXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sabinus and Anullinus (or, less frequently, year 969 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 216 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Dominicalendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.