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Events
By Place
Roman Empire
★ The
Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens) is completed using
Cossutius design.
★ The messianic, charismatic leader
Simon bar Kokhba starts a war of liberation against the Romans, which is eventually crushed by emperor
Hadrian.
Rabbi Akiva is supportive of the rebellion.
★ The legion
X ''Fretensis'' must evacuate
Jerusalem, returning to
Caesarea. The
Jews enter the city and re-establish their system of sacrifices. They strike coins to celebrate their (temporary) freedom. The legion
XXII ''Deiotariana'', which advanced from
Egypt, is completely destroyed.
★ Construction begins on the
Mausoleum of Hadrian in
Rome, today known as
Castel Sant'Angelo.
Asia
★ Change of era name from ''Yongjian'' (7th year) to ''Yangjia'' of the Chinese
Han Dynasty
By Topic
Arts and Sciences
★ Chinese scientist
Zhang Heng invented the first
seismometer for determining the exact
cardinal direction of
earthquakes hundreds of miles away; the device employed a series of complex gears around a central swinging
pendulum.
Births
★
Tao Qian, governor of
Xuzhou
★
Han Huandi, emperor of the
Han Dynasty
★
Cai Yong, Chinese calligrapher and musician
Deaths
★
Sun Cheng,
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