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175 CE

Confucian scholars try to ensure their capacity in the royal court of China. They are massacred by the eunuchs. Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina, is named Caesar. M. Sattonius Iucundus, decurio in Colonia Ulpia Traiana, restores the Thermae of Coriovallum (modern Heerlen). There are sources that state this happened in the 3rd century.

Conflict & Security

  • Confucian scholars try to ensure their capacity in the royal court of China. They are massacred by the eunuchs.source
  • Avidius Cassius fails in seeking support for his rebellion and is assassinated by Roman officers. They sent his head to Aurelius, who persuades the Senate to pardon Cassius's family.source
  • Marcus Aurelius suppresses a revolt of Avidius Cassius, governor of Syria, after the latter proclaims himself emperor.source
  • The end of the Bucolic War in Egypt.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • M. Sattonius Iucundus, decurio in Colonia Ulpia Traiana, restores the Thermae of Coriovallum (modern Heerlen). There are sources that state this happened in the 3rd century.source

Culture & Society

  • Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina, is named Caesar.source

Births

  • Zhou Yu, Chinese general, strategist (d. 210)source
  • Ammonius Saccas, Egyptian philosopher (d. 242)source
  • Yang Xiu, Chinese official, adviser (d. 219)source
  • Sun Ce, Chinese general, warlord (d. 200)source
  • Pope Pontian (approximate date) of the Catholic Church (d. 235)source

Deaths

  • January 14 – Pontianus of Spoleto, Christian martyr (b. 156)source
  • Concordius of Spoleto, Christian martyr (approximate date)source
  • Avidius Cassius, Roman general, usurper (b. AD 130)source
  • Vettius Valens, Greek astrologer, writer (b. AD 120)source
  • Faustina the Younger, Roman empress (b. AD 130)source