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130 CE

C. 130–138 – Hadrian Hunting Boar and Sacrificing to Apollo, sculptural reliefs on the Arch of Constantine, Rome, are made. C. 130–138 – Antinous, from Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli, Italy, is made. It is now kept at Museo Gregoriano Egizio, Rome. A law is passed in Rome banning the execution of slaves without a trial.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • The Scythian king Rudradaman I reconquers the lands annexed by Gautamiputra from the Andhra.source

Conflict & Security

  • Huviska becomes king of the Kushan Empire in India.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Emperor Hadrian visits the cities Petra and Gerasa (Jerash).source

Technology & Infrastructure

  • A Triumphal Arch for Hadrian is built in Gerasa.source
  • Construction begins on Canopus, Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy.source

Science & Discovery

  • Claudius Ptolemaeus tabulates angles of refraction for several media.source

Crime & Justice

  • c. 130–138 – Hadrian Hunting Boar and Sacrificing to Apollo, sculptural reliefs on the Arch of Constantine, Rome, are made.source
  • c. 130–138 – Antinous, from Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli, Italy, is made. It is now kept at Museo Gregoriano Egizio, Rome.source
  • The Antinous Mondragone is sculpted.source
  • A law is passed in Rome banning the execution of slaves without a trial.source

Culture & Society

  • The Temple of Olympian Zeus is completed at Athens.source

Births

  • December 15 – Lucius Verus, Roman emperor (d. 169)source
  • Irenaeus, Greek bishop and saint (d. 202)source
  • Avidius Cassius, Roman general and usurper (d. 175)source
  • Faustina the Younger, Roman empresssource

Deaths

  • October 30 – Antinous, lover of Hadrian (b. 111)source
  • Juvenal, Roman poet and satiristsource
  • Carpocrates, religious philosophersource
  • Marinus of Tyre, Greek cartographersource
  • Publius Juventius Celsus, Roman jurist (b. AD 67)source
  • Emperor Keikō of Japan, according to legend.source