180

Events

By place

Roman Empire

The praetorian prefect Tarutenius Paternus achieved a decisive victory against the Quadi.
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 by 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.

China

This year is often suggested as the first year of the Three Kingdoms period of China.

Oceania

Lake Taupo erupts, forming ash clouds as far as China and Europe.

By topic

Arts and sciences

In his Methodus Medendo, Greek physician Galen describes the connection between paralysis and the severing of the spinal cord.
Galen's popular work on hygiene is published.

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.

Ongoing events

Marcomannic Wars (166-180)

Births

Sima Fu, younger brother of Sima Yi (d. 272)

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)

Translation

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Translation(s) in other languages: Amharic: 180 እ.ኤ.አ., Arabic: ملحق:180, Bengali: ১৮০, Bihari: १८०, Persian: ۱۸۰ (میلادی), Gan: 180年, Korean: 180년, Bishnupriya Manipuri: মারি ১৮০, Haitian: 180 (almanak jilyen), Lithuanian: 180 m., Marathi: इ.स. १८०, Newar / Nepal Bhasa: १८०, Japanese: 180年, Oriya: ୧୮୦, Pali: १८०, Ripuarian: Joohr 180, Russian: 180 год, Sanskrit: १८०, Thai: พ.ศ. 723, Chinese: 180年.