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125 AD
__NOTOC__ Year 125 (Roman numerals, CXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Paullinus and Titius (or, less frequently, year 878 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 125 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 * The Pantheon, Rome, Pantheon is constructed (in Rome) as it stands today, by Hadrian. * Emperor Hadrian establishes the Panhellenion. * Hadrian distributes imperial lands to small farmers. * Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy, starts to be built (approximate date). Africa * Plague (disease), Plague sweeps North Africa in the wake of a locust invasion that destroys large areas of farm, cropland. The plague kills as many as 500,000 in Numidia and possibly 150,000 on the coast before moving to Italy, wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Heng
Zhang Heng (; AD 78–139), formerly romanized as Chang Heng, was a Chinese polymathic scientist and statesman who lived during the Han dynasty. Educated in the capital cities of Luoyang and Chang'an, he achieved success as an astronomer, mathematician, seismologist, hydraulic engineer, inventor, geographer, cartographer, ethnographer, artist, poet, philosopher, politician, and literary scholar. Zhang Heng began his career as a minor civil servant in Nanyang. Eventually, he became Chief Astronomer, Prefect of the Majors for Official Carriages, and then Palace Attendant at the imperial court. His uncompromising stance on historical and calendrical issues led to his becoming a controversial figure, preventing him from rising to the status of Grand Historian. His political rivalry with the palace eunuchs during the reign of Emperor Shun (r. 125–144) led to his decision to retire from the central court to serve as an administrator of Hejian Kingdom in present-day Hebei. Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
