173 CE

Given control of the Eastern Empire, Avidius Cassius, the governor of Syria, crushes an insurrection of shepherds known as the Boukoloi. Gnaeus Claudius Severus and Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus become Roman Consuls.

In the 170s, the 2nd century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Gnaeus Claudius Severus and Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus become Roman Consuls.source

Conflict & Security

  • Given control of the Eastern Empire, Avidius Cassius, the governor of Syria, crushes an insurrection of shepherds known as the Boukoloi.source

Births

  • Mi Heng, Chinese writer and musician (died 198)source
  • Maximinus Thrax ("the Thracian"), Roman emperor (died 238)source

Deaths

  • Donatus of Muenstereifel, Roman soldier and martyr (born AD 140)source