180

Roman Empire

 * succeeds his father as . The Era of the  ends.
 * creates a 4 mile wide buffer zone on the side of the.
 * Work begins in Rome on the building of a column to commemorate wars conducted by on the Danubian border.
 * 180– — Late in Rome.
 * is built in Germanian.

Europe

 * The reach the banks of the.

Arts and Sciences

 * In his Methodus Medendo, Greek physician describes the connection between paralysis and the severing of the spinal cord.
 * Galen's popular work on hygiene is published.

Religion

 * — Twelve inhabitants of in  are executed in  (also in North Africa) for being Christians (known as the ) — they had refused to swear an oath to the Emperor.
 * Commodus creates an official cult of the Zoroastrian god.

Births

 * , younger brother of

Deaths

 * —, (b. )
 * , Latin author and grammarian (approximate date)
 * , Roman jurist (approximate date)
 * (approximate date)
 * Maximilla, heresiarchess
 * , bishop of
 * St. Miggin (martyred in )
 * St. Namphamo and consorts (martyred)
 * (martyred)