By place Roman Empire •
February 25 – Emperor
Hadrian makes
Antoninus Pius his successor, on condition that he adopt
Marcus Aurelius and
Lucius Verus. •
July 10 – Hadrian dies after a
heart failure at
Baiae, and is buried at
Rome in the
Gardens of Domitia beside his wife,
Vibia Sabina. • Antoninus Pius succeeds Hadrian as
Roman Emperor, and asks the
Senate to confer divine honors for Hadrian. • Construction begins on the Theater of Philadelphia (
Amman). •
Hadrian's Villa,
Tivoli, Italy, is finished.
Asia • In
Jiaozhi (present-day northern Vietnam), during the
Second Era of Northern Domination, a peace agreement was made between the Han governor and the Cham rebels following their uprising in
137. Historical records do not clarify the terms of the agreement.
By topic Commerce • The
silver content of the Roman
denarius falls to 75 percent under Emperor Antoninus Pius, down from 87 percent under Hadrian. == Births ==