By place Roman Empire • A part of
Rome burns; Emperor
Commodus orders the city to be rebuilt, under the name
Colonia Commodiana. • At the climax of his power, the
freedman Marcus Aurelius Cleander appoints 25 men as
Roman consuls. Amongst these is
Lucius Septimius Severus, who later becomes emperor during the
Year of the Five Emperors). • A
Roman road crosses the
Alps, by the
Simplon Pass.
China • First year of the
Chuping era of the Chinese
Han Dynasty. • The
Campaign against Dong Zhuo begins. During the
Battle of Xingyang,
Cao Cao's army is defeated by
Dong Zhuo. •
Luoyang is burned and plundered by the forces of Dong Zhuo. The court is moved to
Chang'an.
Parthia •
Osroes II, controlling
Media, claims the throne of the
Parthian Empire. King
Vologases IV of Parthia puts down the
rebellion and restores order.
By topic Art and Science •
Cleomedes teaches that the moon does not glow on its own, but rather reflects sunlight.
Economic •
Egypt (under Roman rule) is impoverished due to an inflation rate of 100% during the previous decade. • The percentage of
silver in the Egyptian
denarius is lowered from 90% to 70%. == Births ==