181

Years: 177 178 179 180 - 181 - 182 183 184 185

Decades: 150s 160s 170s - 180s - 190s 200s 210s

Centuries: 1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century

Events

• Antonine Wall is overrun.
• Roman cavalry general Lucius Artorius Castus is assigned to Britannia - possible source for the Arthurian legends
• The volcano associated with Lake Taupo in New Zealand erupts, one of the largest eruptions on Earth in the last 5000 years. The effects of this eruption were seen as far away as Rome and China.

Births

• Emperor Xian of Han China
• Zhuge Liang, celebrated advisor of Liu Bei

Deaths

• Tan Shi Huai, leader of the Xianbei tribes (see Wu Hu)

See also: 181, 150s, 160s, 170s, 177, 178, 179, 180, 180s, 182