175

Year 175 (CLXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 175th Year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 175th year of the 1st millennium, the 75th year (3 quarters) of the 2nd century, and the 6th year of the 170s decade. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Piso and Iulianus (or, less frequently, year 928 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 175 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.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century 2nd century 3rd century
Decades:	150s 160s 170s 180s 190s
Years:	172 173 174 175 176 177 178

175 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	175 CLXXV
Ab urbe condita	928
Assyrian calendar	4925
Balinese saka calendar	96–97
Bengali calendar	−418
Berber calendar	1125
Buddhist calendar	719
Burmese calendar	−463
Byzantine calendar	5683–5684
Chinese calendar	甲寅年 (Wood Tiger) 2871 or 2811     — to — 乙卯年 (Wood Rabbit) 2872 or 2812
Coptic calendar	−109 – −108
Discordian calendar	1341
Ethiopian calendar	167–168
Hebrew calendar	3935–3936
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	231–232
- Shaka Samvat	96–97
- Kali Yuga	3275–3276
Holocene calendar	10175
Iranian calendar	447 BP – 446 BP
Islamic calendar	461 BH – 460 BH
Javanese calendar	51–52
Julian calendar	175 CLXXV
Korean calendar	2508
Minguo calendar	1737 before ROC 民前1737年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1293
Seleucid era	486/487 AG
Thai solar calendar	717–718
Tibetan calendar	阳木虎年 (male Wood-Tiger) 301 or −80 or −852     — to — 阴木兔年 (female Wood-Rabbit) 302 or −79 or −851

Events

Roman Empire

• Marcus Aurelius suppresses a revolt of Avidius Cassius, governor of Syria, after the latter proclaims himself emperor.
• Avidius Cassius fails in seeking support for his rebellion and is assassinated by Roman officers. They send his head to Aurelius, who persuades the Senate to pardon Cassius's family.
• Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina, is named Caesar.
• M. Sattonius Iucundus, decurio in Colonia Ulpia Traiana, restores the Thermae of Coriovallum (modern Heerlen[1]) there are sources that state this happened in the 3rd century.[2]

Asia

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

Religion

• Pope Eleuterus succeeds Pope Soter as the thirteenth pope (approximate date).

Births

• Ammonius Saccas, Egyptian philosopher (d. 242)
• Pontian, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 235)
• Sun Ce, Chinese general and warlord (d. 200)
• Yang Xiu, Chinese official and adviser (d. 219)
• Zhou Yu, Chinese general and strategist (d. 210)

Deaths

• January 14 – Pontianus of Spoleto, Christian martyr (b. 156)
• Avidius Cassius, Roman general and usurper (b. AD 130)
• Concordius of Spoleto, Christian martyr (approximate date)
• Faustina the Younger, Roman empress (b. AD 130)
• Vettius Valens, Greek astrologer and writer (b. AD 120)

References

1. Heerlen.nl Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine "De Thermen" (in Dutch)
2. Heerlen.nl Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine "Sattonius Icundus" (in Dutch)