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Events
By place
Roman Empire
- A part of Rome burns; Emperor Commodus orders the city to be rebuilt, under the name Colonia Commodiana.
- At the climax of his power, the freedman Marcus Aurelius Cleander appoints 25 men as Roman consuls. Amongst these is Lucius Septimius Severus, who later becomes emperor during the Year of the Five Emperors).[1]
- A Roman road crosses the Alps, by the Simplon Pass.[2]
China
- First year of the Chuping era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
- The Campaign against Dong Zhuo begins. During the Battle of Xingyang, Cao Cao's army is defeated by Dong Zhuo.
- Luoyang is burned and plundered by the forces of Dong Zhuo. The court is moved to Chang'an.
Parthia
- Osroes II, controlling Media, claims the throne of the Parthian Empire. King Vologases IV of Parthia puts down the rebellion and restores order.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
By topic
Art and Science
- Cleomedes teaches that the moon does not glow on its own, but rather reflects sunlight.
Economic
- Egypt (under Roman rule) is impoverished due to an inflation rate of 100% during the previous decade.
- The percentage of silver in the Egyptian denarius is lowered from 90% to 70%.
Births
- Gaius Furius Sabinius Aquila Timesitheus, Roman praetorian prefect (d. 243)
- Liu Yin (or Xiuran), Chinese general of the Shu Han state (d. 269)
- Ma Su, Chinese general and strategist of the Shu Han state (d. 228)
- Quintus Egnatius Proculus, Roman politician (approximate date)
- Wang Ji (or Boyu), Chinese general of the Cao Wei state (d. 261)
Deaths
- March 6 – Liu Bian, Chinese emperor (poisoned by Dong Zhuo) (b. 176)
- April 19 – Marcus Aurelius Cleander, Roman praetorian prefect[3]
- Athenagoras of Athens, Greek Christian apologist (b. 133)
- Julius of Rome, Roman politician (executed by Commodus)
- Xun Shuang, Chinese politician and writer (b. 128)[4]
- Zhou Bi, Chinese official (executed by Dong Zhuo)
- Emperor Seimu of Japan, according to legend.
References
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- ↑ Anthony Birley, Septimius Severus, the African Emperor, revised edition (Yale: University Press, 1988), p. 78
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