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Year 181 (CLXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Burrus (or, less frequently, year 934 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 181 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.

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Map of WA-181, Washington, USA

Roman Empire

  • Imperator Lucius Aurelius Commodus and Lucius Antistius Burrus become Roman Consuls.
  • The Antonine Wall is overrun in Britannia.

    • Oceania

  • The volcano associated with Lake Taupo in New Zealand erupts, one of the largest on Earth in the last 5,000 years. The effects of this eruption are seen as far away as Rome and China.

    • Births

  • Chen Shi, general of Shu
  • Emperor Xian of Han, last emperor of the Han Dynasty (d. 234)
  • Zhuge Liang, celebrated advisor of Liu Bei (d. 234)

    • Deaths

  • Dong Junya, father of Dong Zhuo (b. 107)
  • Tan Shi Huai, leader of the Xianbei tribes (see Wu Hu)

    • References

    181 Wikipedia
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