120s

Events

120

By place

Roman Empire

• Emperor Hadrian visits Britain.
• Foss Dyke is constructed in Britain.
• An Indian ambassadorial contingent visits with Hadrian.
• Suetonius becomes Hadrian's secretary ab epistolis.
• Approximate date
  • Legio IX Hispana last known to be in existence.
  • Market Gate of Miletus built at Miletos. (Moved in modern times to Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Antikensammlung.)

Asia

• Change of era name from Yuanchu (7th year) to Yongning of the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty.
• The Scythians dominate western India: Punjab, Sind, the north of Gujarat and a portion of central India.

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Significant people

• Hadrian, Roman Emperor (117–138)

Births

• Marcus Annius Catilius Severus, later known as Marcus Aurelius. Born in 121, he would eventually become a Roman emperor.
• Publius Helvius Pertinax, better known as Pertinax. Born in 126, he would eventually become a Roman emperor.

References