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Events

• Emperor Trajan dies. Hadrian, who will reign until 148, succeeds him.
• Hadrian returns large parts of Mesopotamia to the Parthians as part of a peace settlement.
• Jewish revolt in eastern part of the Roman Empire conclusively suppressed.
• Construction begins on the Pantheon in Rome.

Births

Deaths

• August 9 - Trajan, Roman emperor (illness)