02nd Century

Events 190s – Rome’s Five Emperors

Rome’s Year of the Five Emperors Events 190 – 191: Warlords across China launches a campaign against Dong Zhuo. 193: Year of the Five Emperors of Rome: Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger, Clodius Albinus and Septimius Severus. 193 – 211: Reign of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus. Cleomedes teaches that the moon does not glow on its own, but rather reflects sunlight.

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Events 180s – Galen The Genius Physician

GALEN – The Genius Physician Events 180 – 192: Reign of Commodus, Roman emperor. 184 – 205: The Yellow Turban Rebellion of the Han dynasty in China begins. 184 – 189: The Liang Province Rebellion breakouts in northwest China. 189 – 220: The end of the Han dynasty. The Goths reach the banks of the Black Sea. Lake Taupō in New Zealand erupts, forming ash clouds as far as China and Europe. In his Methodus Medendo, Greek physician Galen describes the connection between paralysis and the severing of the spinal cord. Galen’s popular work on hygiene is published. The Antonine Wall is overrun by the Picts in Britannia  189 Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. Pantaenus, who was […]

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Events 170s – Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is written  Events  The Suebian tribes of the Marcomanni cross the Danube and invade Northern Italy. The Roman army (20,000 men) is destroyed near Carnuntum in Pannonia. The Marcomanni plunder Opitergium (modern Oderzo) and besiege Aquileia. This is the first time hostile forces have entered Italy since 101 BC. The Costoboci cross the Danube (Dacia) and ravage Thrace in the Balkan Peninsula. They reach Eleusina, near Athens, and destroy the temple of the Eleusinian Mysteries. Marcus Aurelius orders humane treatment for Christians and slaves throughout the Roman Empire. An Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius is erected in Rome. The Porta Nigra is built in Augusta Treverorum (modern Trier). (approximate date) Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is written, in Greek, while on military campaigns in Pannonia (approximate date). Han dynasty China: The full title of the Nine […]

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Events 160s – The Antonine Wall

The Antonine Wall Events The Antonine Wall in Britain is retaken by Roman legions. The first Buddhist monks arrive in China. The philosopher Justin of Nablus is executed in Rome as a Christian. A Roman envoy arrives by sea in Rinan commandery, in southern China (central Vietnam). He travels to the Chinese capital Luoyang, and is greeted by Emperor Huan of the Han dynasty. The Germans devastate the Balkans and ransack the sanctuary of Eleusis, near Athens. Northern African Moors invade what is now Spain. Art and Science In Rome, the manufacturing of soap containing grease, lime and ashes begins. Appian writes Ρωμαικα, known in English as the Roman History, in which he includes the history of each nation conquered up until the moment of its conquest.

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Events 150s – Ptolemy’s Almagest

Ptolemy’s Almagest Roman Empire The Roman town Forum Hadriani (Voorburg) receives the title of Municipium Aelium Cananefatium, “the town of the Cananefates” (modern Netherlands). The town is awarded with rights to organize markets. The Germans of the east move south, into the Carpathians and Black Sea area. The Albani appear in the Roman province of Macedonia, specifically in Epirus.   Americas The Middle Culture period of Mayan civilization ends (approximate date). The Great Pyramid of the Sun is constructed in Teotihuacan. It is the tallest pre-Columbian building in the Americas. Art and science The earliest atlas (Ptolemy‘s Geography) is made (approximate date). This is also the approximate date of completion of Ptolemy‘s monumental work Almagest. The geocentric cosmology contained in it holds sway for 1,400 years. […]

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Events 140s – passage Halley’s Comet

Halley’s Comet recorded again Roman Empire Emperor Antoninus Augustus Pius and Marcus Aurelius Caesar become Roman Consuls. Antoninus Pius recognizes the king of the Quadi, who becomes an ally of Rome. The export of olive oil from Hispania Baetica to Rome peaks.   Religion Pope Pius I succeeds Pope Hyginus as the tenth pope of Rome according to tradition. Marcion arrives in Rome, bringing Evangelikon and Apostolikon to the Christian community. Art and science Ptolemy completes his Almagest (approximate date). 6th recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet.

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Events 130s – Hadrian’s villa finished

Building Hadrian’s villa finished Roman Empire A law is passed in Rome banning the execution of slaves without a trial. The Temple of Olympian Zeus is completed at Athens. Emperor Hadrian visits the cities Petra and Gerasa (Jerash). A Triumphal Arch for Hadrian is built in Gerasa. Construction begins on Canopus, Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli, Italy. The Edict of Hadrian prohibits the practice of circumcision. Additionally, Hadrian prohibits public reading of the Torah under penalty of death, as well as observance of festivals and the Sabbath, the teaching of Judaic Law, and the ordination of rabbis. Merchants in Britain build structures outside the forts of Hadrian’s Wall, and offer goods and services (including brothels) to Roman soldiers, who receive salaries in a region that otherwise has virtually no ready money.   Asia Huviska becomes king of the Kushan […]

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Events 120s – Hadrian’s Wall is built

Hadrian’s Wall is built Emperor Hadrian visits Britain. Foss Dyke is constructed in Britain. A Kushan ambassadorial contingent visits with Hadrian. Suetonius becomes Hadrian’s secretary ab epistolis. Approximate date Legio IX Hispana last known to be in existence. The Market Gate of Miletus is built at Miletos (moved in modern times to Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Antikensammlung). Emperor Hadrian orders that a 73-mile (117-kilometer) wall be built to mark the northern Roman Empire while personally visiting the area. Hadrian’s Wall, as it comes to be known, is intended to keep the Caledonians, Picts and other tribes at bay Hadrian gives up the territories conquered in Scotland. The Pantheon is constructed (in Rome) as it stands today, by Hadrian. The Satires of Juvenal intimate that bread and circuses (panem […]

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Events 110s – All Roads Lead To Rome

All Roads Lead To Rome Events 100 – 200: The Grand Anicut, an ancient dam, is constructed by a Chola king. 101 – 102, 105 – 106: The Dacian Wars. After two conflicts, Dacia is annexed as a Roman province. 114 – 116: A war with Parthia results in Armenia and Mesopotamia being temporarily annexed into the Roman Empire. 115 – 117: Kitos War, adjunct to the Jewish–Roman wars. The Roman Empire has more than 75,000 kilometers (47,000 mi) of roads. Caravans make regular departures from Luoyang with Chinese ginger, cassia (a type of cinnamon), and silk to be bartered in Central Asia for gold, silver, glassware, pottery, cloth, and intaglio gems from Rome. Suetonius, Roman historian, publishes Viris Illustribus (“On Famous Men” – in the field of literature). Rome has a population exceeding 1 million, making it the largest city in the world.

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