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Years: 177 178 179 180 - 181 - 182 183 184 185

Decades: 150s 160s 170s - 180s - 190s 200s 210s

Centuries: 1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century

Events

• Antonine Wall is overrun.
• Roman cavalry general Lucius Artorius Castus is assigned to Britannia - possible source for the Arthurian legends
• The volcano associated with Lake Taupo in New Zealand erupts, the largest eruption on Earth in the last 5000 years.

Births

• Emperor Xian of Han China

Deaths

• Tan Shi Huai, leader of the Xianbei tribes (see Wu Hu)