180

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

180 by topic

Politics

State leaders – Sovereign states

Birth and death categories

Births – Deaths

Establishment and disestablishment categories

Establishments – Disestablishments

180 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	180 CLXXX
Ab urbe condita	933
Assyrian calendar	4930
Bengali calendar	−413
Berber calendar	1130
Buddhist calendar	724
Burmese calendar	−458
Byzantine calendar	5688–5689
Chinese calendar	己未年 (Earth Goat) 2876 or 2816     — to — 庚申年 (Metal Monkey) 2877 or 2817
Coptic calendar	−104 – −103
Discordian calendar	1346
Ethiopian calendar	172–173
Hebrew calendar	3940–3941
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	236–237
- Shaka Samvat	102–103
- Kali Yuga	3281–3282
Holocene calendar	10180
Iranian calendar	442 BP – 441 BP
Islamic calendar	456 BH – 455 BH
Julian calendar	180 CLXXX
Korean calendar	2513
Minguo calendar	1732 before ROC 民前1732年
Seleucid era	491/492 AG
Thai solar calendar	722–723

Emperor Commodus as Hercules

Year 180 (CLXXX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rusticus and Condianus (or, less frequently, year 933 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 180 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

By place

Roman Empire

• The Quadi are chased westwards, deeper into Germania. The Praetorian prefect, Tarutenius Paternus achieved a decisive victory against the Germanic tribes.
• March 17 – Emperor Marcus Aurelius dies after a week's illness at his camp in Vindobona (modern Vienna). He is succeeded by his son Commodus (age 18).
• The Era of the Five Good Emperors ends.
• Rome creates a 4-mile wide buffer zone by the Danube.
• Work begins in Rome on the building of the Column of Marcus Aurelius.
• 180–395 – Late Empire in Rome.
• Porta Nigra is built in Augusta Treverorum (modern Trier).
• Northern Brits 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.

Europe

• The Goths reach the banks of the Black Sea.

Oceania

• Lake Taupo erupts, forming ash clouds as far as China and Europe.

By topic

Arts and sciences

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

Religion

• July 17 – Twelve Christian inhabitants of Scillium in Numidia are executed in Carthage (also in North Africa) (known as the Scillitan Martyrs) – they had refused to swear an oath to the Emperor.
• Commodus creates an official cult of the Zoroastrian god Mithra.

Births

• Ardashir I, founder of the Sasanian Empire (d. 242)
• Sima Fu, younger brother of Sima Yi (d. 272)
• Julia Soaemias, mother of emperor Elagabalus (d. 222)

Deaths

• March 17 – Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor (b. 121)
• Aulus Gellius, Latin author and grammarian (approximate date) (b. c. 125 AD)
• Gaius, Roman jurist (approximate date)
• Lucian (approximate date) (b. c. 125 AD)
• Maximilla, early Montanist
• Melito of Sardis, bishop of Sardis
• St. Miggin (martyred in Numidia)
• St. Namphamo and consorts (martyred)
• St. Symphorian (martyred)

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