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174 CE

Reign in India of Yajnashri Satakarni, Satavahana king of the Andhra. He extends his empire from the center to the north of India. Pope Eleuterus succeeds Pope Soter as the thirteenth pope (approximate date). Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is written, in Greek, while on military campaigns in Pannonia (approximate date).

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Reign in India of Yajnashri Satakarni, Satavahana king of the Andhra. He extends his empire from the center to the north of India.source

Conflict & Security

  • Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is written, in Greek, while on military campaigns in Pannonia (approximate date).source

Religion & Belief

  • Marcus Aurelius officially confers the title Fulminata ("Thundering") to the Legio XII Fulminata.source
  • Pope Eleuterus succeeds Pope Soter as the thirteenth pope (approximate date).source

Culture & Society

  • Empress Faustina the Younger accompanies her husband, Marcus Aurelius, on various military campaigns and enjoys the love of the Roman soldiers. Aurelius gives her the title of Mater Castrorum ("Mother of the Camp").source

Births

  • Tuoba Liwei, Chinese leader of the Tuoba clan (d. 277)source
  • Zhuge Jin, Chinese general and politician (d. 241)source
  • Jia Kui, Chinese general and politician (d. 228)source
  • Gao Rou, Chinese general and politician (d. 263)source

Deaths

  • Tiberius Julius Eupator, Roman client kingsource
  • Soter (or Sorterius), bishop of Rome (approximate date)source