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Years: 176 177 178 179 - 180 - 181 182 183 184
Decades: 150s 160s 170s - 180s - 190s 200s 210s
Centuries: 1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths

Events

Commodus succeeds his father Marcus Aurelius as Roman Emperor.
In his Methodus Medendo Greek physician Galen describes the connection between paralysis and severance of the spinal cord.

March 17 - Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor.
July 17 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa, executed in Carthage for being Christians (known as the Scillitan Martyrs).
Aulus Gellius, Latin author and grammarian (approximate date)
Gaius, Roman jurist (approximate date)
Lucian (approximate date)
Maximilla, Montanist heresiarchess
Melito of Sardis, bishop of Sardis
St. Miggin (martyred in Numidia)
St. Namphamo and consorts (martyred in Madaura)
St. Symphorian (martyred in Autun)