WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 2. CENTURY
Find out what all happened in the first half of the 2. century

Emperor Trajan sends laureatae to the Roman Senate at Rome on account of his victories and being conqueror of Parthia. (16. February 116)

The Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor. (25. February 138)

Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne over the Han Dynasty of China. (9. March 141. BC)

Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, 40 kilometres (25 miles) north-west of Rome. (24. June 109)

Emperor Hadrian dies after a heart failure at Baiae; he is buried at Rome in the Tomb of Hadrian beside his late wife, Vibia Sabina. (10. July 138)

The south-western part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia. (11. August 106)

Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus. (6. October 105. BC)