AD 137
Calendar year
Year 137 (CXXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Balbinus (or, less frequently, year 890 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 137 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.
01Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Tax laws are passed for trade in Palmyra. The caravan city grows rich by importing rare products from the Persian Gulf, and by exporting items manufactured by the Mediterranean world to the East.
Asia
- In Jiaozhi (present-day northern Vietnam) during the Second Era of Northern Domination, a rebellion of the Cham people broke out and lasted for one year, until the peace agreement was made between the Han dynasty governors and the rebels in 138.
02Births
- Didius Julianus, Roman emperor (according to Historia Augusta) (d. 193)
- Shi Xie, Chinese official, ruler of Jiaozhi (d. 226)
- Wang Yun, Chinese official, politician (d. 192)
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