185 Explained
Year 185 (CLXXXV) was a common 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 Lascivius and Atilius (or, less frequently, year 938 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 185 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
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Roman Empire
- Nobles of Britain demand that Emperor Commodus rescind all power given to Tigidius Perennis, who is eventually executed.[1]
- Publius Helvius Pertinax is made governor of Britain and quells a mutiny of the British Roman legions who wanted him to become emperor. The disgruntled usurpers go on to attempt to assassinate the governor.
- Tigidius Perennis, his family and many others are executed for conspiring against Commodus.
- Commodus drains Rome's treasury to put on gladiatorial spectacles and confiscates property to support his pleasures. He participates as a gladiator and boasts of victory in 1,000 matches in the Circus Maximus.
China
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Art and Science
Religion
- Irenaeus writes that there are only four Gospels (approximate date).
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Notes and References
- Book: Hornblower, Simon . The Oxford classical dictionary . Spawforth . Antony . Eidinow . Esther . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-954556-8 . 4th . Oxford . March 29, 2012 . 1480.