176

Template:Use mdy dates Template:About year Template:Year nav Template:M1 year in topic Year 176 (CLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Proculus and Aper (or, less frequently, year 929 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 176 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

By place

Roman Empire

• November 27 – Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of Imperator, and makes him Supreme Commander of the Roman legions.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• December 23 – Marcus Aurelius and Commodus enter Rome after a campaign north of the Alps, and receive a triumph for their victories over the Germanic tribes.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius is made. It is now kept at Museo Capitolini in Rome (approximate date).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Births

• Fa Zheng, Chinese nobleman and adviser (d. 220)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Liu Bian, Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty (d. 190)
• Ma Chao, Chinese general and warlord (d. 222)

Deaths

• Faustina the Younger, Roman empress (b. AD 130)
• Marcus Macrinius Avitus Catonius Vindex, Roman politician