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117
From Encyclopedia Jr, free information reference for Kids
- This article is about the year 117. For other uses, see 117 (number).
| 117 by topic |
| Politics |
| State leaders - Sovereign states |
| Birth and death categories |
| Births - Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments - Disestablishments |
117 in other calendars
| Gregorian calendar |
117
CXVII |
| Ab urbe condita |
870 |
| Armenian calendar |
N/A |
| Chinese calendar |
2813 – 2814
丙辰 – 丁巳 |
| Ethiopian calendar |
109 – 110 |
| Hebrew calendar |
3877 – 3878 |
| Hindu calendars |
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| - Vikram Samvat |
172 – 173 |
| - Shaka Samvat |
39 – 40 |
| - Kali Yuga |
3218 – 3219 |
| Iranian calendar |
505 BP – 504 BP |
| Islamic calendar |
521 BH – 520 BH |
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Trajan subdued a Judean revolt, then fell seriously ill, leaving Hadrian in command of the east.
- On his death bed, Trajan adopts Hadrian and designated him as his successor.
- August 9 - Emperor Trajan dies, leaving the Roman Empire at its maximal territorial extent.
- Hadrian, who will reign until 138, succeeds him.
- Hadrian, a Spaniard like Trajan, is an excellent officer who has had a brilliant career. He is well-cultured man, who as Emperor inaugurates a civil government, giving up the policy of conquest of his predecessor in order to consolidate the empire.
- Hadrian returns large parts of Mesopotamia to the Parthians as part of a peace settlement.
- Construction begins on the Pantheon in Rome.
By topic
Religion
- John I becomes the 7th Bishop of Jerusalem
Births
Deaths
- August 9 - Trajan, Roman emperor (illness)
- Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Roman historian (approximate date)
The Roman Empire reached its maximal extent between 116 and 117 AD.
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