Northern British from beyond
Hadrian's Wall invade the North of modern-day England, causing Emperor
Commodus to allow swathes of Northern cities to establish city walls.
The
volcano associated with
Lake Taupo in
New Zealanderupts, 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.[2]
Emperor
Commodus escapes death at the hands of assassins, who have attacked him at the instigation of his sister
Lucilla and a large group of
senators.[3] He puts many distinguished Romans to death on charges of being implicated in the conspiracy; Lucilla is exiled to
Capri.[4]
Zhang Jue leads the peasant revolt against Emperor
Ling of Han of the
Eastern Han dynasty. Heading for the capital of
Luoyang, his massive and undisciplined army (360,000 men), burns and destroys government offices and outposts.
June – Ling of Han places his brother-in-law,
He Jin, in command of the imperial army and sends them to attack the Yellow Turban rebels.
Winter – Zhang Jue dies of illness while his brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang are killed in battles against Han imperial forces. The Yellow Turban rebels become scattered.
Last (6th) year of Guanghe era and the start of Zhongping era of the Eastern Han dynasty.
Korea
King Gogukcheon (Gaonanwu) of
Goguryeo (Gaogouli) pushes Chinese armies all the way back to
Liaodong.
Nobles of Britain demand that Emperor
Commodus rescind all power given to
Tigidius Perennis, who is eventually executed.
Publius Helvius Pertinax is made governor of Britain and quells a mutiny of the
BritishRoman legions who wanted him to become emperor. The disgruntled usurpers go on to attempt to assassinate the governor.
Commodus drains
Rome's treasury to put on gladiatorial spectacles and confiscates property to support his pleasures. He participates as a
gladiator and boasts of victory in 1,000 matches in the
Circus Maximus.
February – The rebels of the
Yellow Turban are defeated by the imperial army, but only two months later, the
rebellion breaks out again. It spreads to the
Taihang Mountains on the western border of
Hebei Province.
A
supernova now known as
SN 185 is noted by
Chinese astronomers in the Astrological Annals of the Houhanshu, making it the earliest recorded supernova.
Religion
Irenaeus writes that there are only four
Gospels (approximate date).
Peasants in
Gaul stage an anti-tax uprising under
Maternus.
Roman governor
Pertinax escapes an assassination attempt, by British usurpers.
New Zealand
The
Hatepe volcanic eruption extends
Lake Taupo and makes skies red across the world. However, recent radiocarbon dating by R. Sparks has put the date at 233 AD ± 13 (95% confidence).
Plague (possibly
smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in
Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their
crops, and food shortages bring
riots in the city.
Northern British from beyond
Hadrian's Wall invade the North of modern-day England, causing Emperor
Commodus to allow swathes of Northern cities to establish city walls.
The
volcano associated with
Lake Taupo in
New Zealanderupts, 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.[2]
Emperor
Commodus escapes death at the hands of assassins, who have attacked him at the instigation of his sister
Lucilla and a large group of
senators.[3] He puts many distinguished Romans to death on charges of being implicated in the conspiracy; Lucilla is exiled to
Capri.[4]
Zhang Jue leads the peasant revolt against Emperor
Ling of Han of the
Eastern Han dynasty. Heading for the capital of
Luoyang, his massive and undisciplined army (360,000 men), burns and destroys government offices and outposts.
June – Ling of Han places his brother-in-law,
He Jin, in command of the imperial army and sends them to attack the Yellow Turban rebels.
Winter – Zhang Jue dies of illness while his brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang are killed in battles against Han imperial forces. The Yellow Turban rebels become scattered.
Last (6th) year of Guanghe era and the start of Zhongping era of the Eastern Han dynasty.
Korea
King Gogukcheon (Gaonanwu) of
Goguryeo (Gaogouli) pushes Chinese armies all the way back to
Liaodong.
Nobles of Britain demand that Emperor
Commodus rescind all power given to
Tigidius Perennis, who is eventually executed.
Publius Helvius Pertinax is made governor of Britain and quells a mutiny of the
BritishRoman legions who wanted him to become emperor. The disgruntled usurpers go on to attempt to assassinate the governor.
Commodus drains
Rome's treasury to put on gladiatorial spectacles and confiscates property to support his pleasures. He participates as a
gladiator and boasts of victory in 1,000 matches in the
Circus Maximus.
February – The rebels of the
Yellow Turban are defeated by the imperial army, but only two months later, the
rebellion breaks out again. It spreads to the
Taihang Mountains on the western border of
Hebei Province.
A
supernova now known as
SN 185 is noted by
Chinese astronomers in the Astrological Annals of the Houhanshu, making it the earliest recorded supernova.
Religion
Irenaeus writes that there are only four
Gospels (approximate date).
Peasants in
Gaul stage an anti-tax uprising under
Maternus.
Roman governor
Pertinax escapes an assassination attempt, by British usurpers.
New Zealand
The
Hatepe volcanic eruption extends
Lake Taupo and makes skies red across the world. However, recent radiocarbon dating by R. Sparks has put the date at 233 AD ± 13 (95% confidence).
Plague (possibly
smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in
Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their
crops, and food shortages bring
riots in the city.