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Roman Empire
★ A Roman military operation under
Avidius Cassius was successful against
Parthia, capturing
Artaxata,
Seleucia, and
Ctesiphon. The Parthians sued for peace.
★ A
pandemic known as the
Antonine Plague breaks out in Rome after the
Roman army returns from
Parthia. The plague significantly depopulates the empire.
★
Legio II ''Italica'' is levied by
Marcus Aurelius.
★ The Romans establish a garrison at
Doura Europos on the
Euphrates, a control point for the commercial route to the
Persian Gulf.
★ Avidius Cassius takes
Nisibis and conquers the north of
Mesopotamia.
★ Marcus Aurelius creates four legal districts (iuridici) in Italy (5 if Rome is included).
By Topic
Religion
★ The philosopher,
Justin of Nablus is executed in Rome as a
Christian.
★ Discourse to the Greek (''Oratio ad Graecos''), by the
Syrian Tatian, is the first treatise on the evils of paganism in Christian literature.
Births
★
Macrinus,
Roman emperor (approximate date)
Deaths
★
Justin Martyr, early apologist for
Christianity
★
Claudius Ptolemaeus, Greek astronomer (approximate date)
★
Empress Deng Mengnu
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