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EVENTS
Roman Empire
---
Roman
operations 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
Roman Emperor
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).
Religion
---The philosopher,
Justin
of Nablus is executed in Rome as a
Christian
.
---Discourse to the Greek, by the
Syrian
Tatian
(first treatise on demonology in Christian literature).
BIRTHS
Macrinus
,
Roman Emperor
(approximate date)
DEATHS
Justin Martyr
, early apologist for
Christianity
Claudius Ptolemaeus
, Greek astronomer (approximate date)