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== Events ==
=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* A Roman military expedition under [[Avidius Cassius]] is successful against [[Parthia]], capturing [[Artaxata]], [[Seleucia on the Tigris]], and [[Ctesiphon]]. The Parthians sue for peace.
* [[Antonine Plague]]: A [[pandemic]]  breaks out in [[Ancient Rome|Rome]], after the [[Roman army]] returns from [[Parthia]]. The plague significantly depopulates the [[Roman Empire]] and [[China]].
* [[Legio II Italica|Legio II ''Italica'']] is levied by Emperor [[Marcus Aurelius]].
* [[Dura-Europos]] is taken by the Romans.
* The Romans establish a [[garrison]] at Doura Europos on the [[Euphrates]], a control point for the commercial route to the [[Persian Gulf]]. 
* Avidius Cassius takes [[Nisibis]], and conquers the north of [[Mesopotamia]]. 
* Marcus Aurelius creates 4 legal districts (iuridici) in Italy (5 if [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] is included).

==== Asia ====
* [[Sindae of Goguryeo|Sindae]] becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of [[Goguryeo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org |access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref>

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* The philosopher [[Justin Martyr|Justin]] of Nablus is executed in Rome as a [[Christians|Christian]]. 
* Discourse to the Greek (''Oratio ad Graecos''), by the [[Demographics of Syria|Syrian]] [[Tatian]], is the first treatise on the evils of paganism in Christian literature.