Editing 173

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Year '''173''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CLXXIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Severus and Pompeianus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 926 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 173 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Roman Empire ====
* [[Gnaeus Claudius Severus (consul 167)|Gnaeus Claudius Severus]] and [[Claudius Pompeianus|Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus]] become [[Roman Consul]]s.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Birley |first=Anthony |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1062302222 |title=Septimius Severus : the African emperor |date=October 29, 2015 |isbn=978-1-138-13416-4 |edition=2nd |oclc=1062302222}}</ref>
* Given control of the [[Eastern Empire]], [[Avidius Cassius]], the governor of [[Syria]], crushes an insurrection of shepherds known as the [[Dionysian Mysteries|Boukoloi]].
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== Births ==
* [[Maximinus Thrax]] ("the Thracian"), Roman emperor (d. [[238]])
* [[Mi Heng]], Chinese writer and musician (d. [[198]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Donatus of Muenstereifel]], Roman soldier and [[martyr]] (b. [[AD 140]])

== References ==
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