173
Year 173 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Pompeianus. The denomination 173 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
By place
Roman Empire
- Gnaeus Claudius Severus and Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus become Roman Consuls.
- Given control of the Eastern Empire, Avidius Cassius, the governor of Syria, crushes an insurrection of shepherds known as the Boukoloi.
Births
- Maximinus Thrax, Roman emperor
- Mi Heng, Chinese writer and musician
Deaths
- Donatus of Muenstereifel, Roman soldier and martyr