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EVENTS

By Place

Roman Empire

Commodus succeeds his father Marcus Aurelius as Roman Emperor . The Era of the Five Good Emperors ends

Rome creates a 4 mile wide buffer zone on the Danubian side of the Danube .

Work begins in Rome on the building of a column to commemorate wars conducted by Marcus Aurelius on the Danubian border.

180– 395 — Late Empire in Rome.

Porta Nigra is built in Germanian Trier .

Europe

The Goths reach the banks of the Black Sea .

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

In his ''Methodus Medendo'', Greek physician Galen describes the connection between paralysis and the severing of the spinal cord.

Publication of Galen's popular work on hygiene.

Religion

July 17 — Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in Numidia are executed in Carthage (also in North Africa) for being Christians (known as the Scillitan Martyrs ) — they had refused to swear an oath to the Emperor.

Commodus creates an official cult of the Zoroastrian god Mithra .

BIRTHS

Sima Fu , younger brother of Sima Yi

DEATHS

March 17 — Marcus Aurelius , Roman Emperor (b. 121 )

Aulus Gellius , Latin author and grammarian (approximate date)

Gaius , Roman jurist (approximate date)

Lucian (approximate date)

Maximilla, Montanist heresiarchess

Melito Of Sardis , bishop of Sardis

St. Miggin (martyred in Numidia )

St. Namphamo and consorts (martyred)

St. Symphorian (martyred)