Editing 184 BC (section)

=== By place ===

==== Roman Republic ====
* [[Cato the Elder]], along with his colleague, [[Lucius Valerius Flaccus (consul 195 BC)|Lucius Valerius Flaccus]], are elected [[Roman censor|censors]] in Rome. Already the champion of the ancient, austere [[Roman Republic|Roman]] way of life, Cato inaugurates a puritanical campaign. He aims at preserving the ''mos maiorum'' ("ancestral custom") and combating all Greek influences, which he believes are undermining the older Roman standards of morality. He passes measures taxing luxury and strictly revises the list of persons eligible for the Senate. Abuses by tax gatherers are brought under control, and public building is promoted as a worthy cause.
* With concerns rising in Rome over whether [[Philip V of Macedon]] is preparing for a new war with the Romans, [[Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 185 BC)|Appius Claudius Pulcher]] is sent at the head of an embassy into [[Macedon]]ia and [[Ancient Greece|Greece]] to observe Philip's activities.
* The town of [[Pisaurum]] is established by the Romans as a colony in the territory of the [[Picentes]], a tribe living in the [[Marche]] on the [[Adriatic]].
* The oldest known [[basilica]],<ref>{{cite book | page=29 | first=John E. | last=Stambaugh | place=Baltimore | year=1988 | publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press | title=The Ancient Roman City | isbn=0-8018-3574-7}}</ref> the [[Basilica Porcia]], is completed in Rome by [[Cato the Elder]] during the time he is censor. The building is used by the Romans for transacting business and disposing of legal matters.

==== China ====
* [[Empress Lü]] has [[Emperor Qianshao of Han]] deposed and executed. Qianshao had vowed to kill his enemies after learning that his mother was a concubine and that she had been put to death by Empress Lü. [[Emperor Houshao of Han]], a half-brother of Qianshao, ascends to the throne.
* Around this time, Empress Lü outlaws the trade of iron and horses with the vassal state of [[Nanyue]] in present-day Vietnam and southern China, being concerned by its military strength. In response, Nanyue's king [[Zhao Tuo]] ends his vassal status, declares himself emperor and attacks the neighbouring vassal kingdom of [[Changsha]], seizing a few border towns. 
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