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]
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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.
Koreaedit
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.
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Irenaeus writes that there are only four Gospels (approximate date).
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Peasants in Gaul stage an anti-tax uprising under Maternus.
Roman governor Pertinax escapes an assassination attempt, by British usurpers.
New Zealandedit
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).
Queen Himiko (or Shingi Waō) begins her reign in Japan (until 248).
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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.
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