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181 CE

Liang Long is captured and beheaded, and his rebellion is suppressed by general Zhu Juan. The volcano associated with Lake Taupō in New Zealand erupts, one of the largest on Earth in the last 5,000 years. The effects of this eruption are seen as far away as Rome and China. Imperator Lucius Aurelius Commodus and Lucius Antistius Burrus become Roman Consuls.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Imperator Lucius Aurelius Commodus and Lucius Antistius Burrus become Roman Consuls.source

Conflict & Security

  • June: Liang Long is captured and beheaded, and his rebellion is suppressed by general Zhu Juan.source
  • Nanhai inspector Kong Zhi led thousands of residents to join Liang Long's rebellion against the Han dynasty.source

Crime & Justice

  • The Antonine Wall is overrun by the Picts in Britannia (approximate date).source

Climate & Environment

  • The volcano associated with Lake Taupō in New Zealand erupts, one of the largest on Earth in the last 5,000 years. The effects of this eruption are seen as far away as Rome and China.source

Births

  • April 2 – Xian of Han, Chinese emperor (d. 234)source
  • Zhuge Liang, Chinese chancellor and regent (d. 234)source

Deaths

  • Aelius Aristides, Greek orator and writer (b. 117)source
  • Cao Jie, Chinese court eunuch and officialsource