AD 112
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Template:Year nav Template:M1 year in topic Year 112 (CXII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Traianus and Cornelius (or, less frequently, year 865 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 112 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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[edit | edit source]Roman Empire
[edit | edit source]- Emperor Trajan and Titus Sextius Cornelius Africanus become Roman consuls.
- August 29 – Salonia Matidia receives the title of Augusta upon the death of Marciana.
- Hadrian succeeds Gaius Julius Cassius Steirieus as archon of Athens.
- Tacitus is named proconsul of the Roman province of Asia (112–113).[1]
Asia
[edit | edit source]Deaths
[edit | edit source]- Beatus of Lungern, Swiss monk and hermit
- Pasa (the Great), Korean ruler of Silla[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Hazel, J. (2002). Who's who in the Roman World. Routledge who's who series. Routledge. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-415-29162-0. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
Seniority brought him the governorship of the province of Asia as proconsul in 112-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved March 29, 2019.