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Events

By place

Roman Empire

By topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By place

Roman Empire

★ Trajan subdued a Judean revolt, then fell seriously ill, leaving Hadrian in command of the east.

★ On his death bed, Trajan adopts Hadrian and designated him as his successor.

★ August 9 — Emperor Trajan dies, leaving the Roman Empire at its maximal territorial extent.

★ Hadrian, who will reign until 138, succeeds him.

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★ Hadrian, a Spaniard like Trajan, is an excellent officer who has had a brilliant career. He is well-cultured man, who as Emperor inaugurates a civil government, giving up the policy of conquest of his predecessor in order to consolidate the empire.

★ Hadrian returns large parts of Mesopotamia to the Parthians as part of a peace settlement.

★ Construction begins on the Pantheon in Rome.

By topic

Religion

★ John I becomes the 7th Bishop of Jerusalem

Births

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Deaths

★ August 9 — Trajan, Roman emperor (illness)

★ Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Roman historian (approximate date)