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189

Galen publishes his "Treatise on the various temperaments" (aka On the Elements According to Hippocrates).

187

* Septimus Severus, (born Leptis Magna), is named legate of Lyonnaise Gaul.
* Another plague hits Rome.
* Albinus defeats the Chatti, a highly organized German tribe that controlled the area that includes the Black Forest.

185

Chinese astronomers note in the Astrological Annals of the Houhanshu sight supernova now identified as RCW 86, the earliest identified supernova.

184

The Yellow Turban Rebellion breaks out in China.

183

Failed assassination attempt on Roman Emperor Commodus by members of the Senate.

181

Roman cavalry general Lucius Artorius Castus is assigned to Britannia - possible source for the Arthurian legends.

180

In his Methodus Medendo, Greek physician Galen describes the connection between paralysis and the severing of the spinal cord.

178

First condemnation of the Montanist heresy.

177

A systematic persecution of Christians begins in Rome under Marcus Aurelius. Many Christians worship secretly.

175

Confucian scholars try to ensure their capacity in the royal court of China. They are massacred by the eunuchs.