AD 117

"117 (year)" redirects here. For the year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar, see 117 BC.

Year 117 (CXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Niger and Apronianus (or, less frequently, year 870 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 117 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.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century 2nd century 3rd century
Decades:	90s 100s 110s 120s 130s
Years:	114 115 116 117 118 119 120

117 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	117 CXVII
Ab urbe condita	870
Assyrian calendar	4867
Balinese saka calendar	38–39
Bengali calendar	−476
Berber calendar	1067
Buddhist calendar	661
Burmese calendar	−521
Byzantine calendar	5625–5626
Chinese calendar	丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 2814 or 2607     — to — 丁巳年 (Fire Snake) 2815 or 2608
Coptic calendar	−167 – −166
Discordian calendar	1283
Ethiopian calendar	109–110
Hebrew calendar	3877–3878
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	173–174
- Shaka Samvat	38–39
- Kali Yuga	3217–3218
Holocene calendar	10117
Iranian calendar	505 BP – 504 BP
Islamic calendar	521 BH – 520 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	117 CXVII
Korean calendar	2450
Minguo calendar	1795 before ROC 民前1795年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1351
Seleucid era	428/429 AG
Thai solar calendar	659–660
Tibetan calendar	阳火龙年 (male Fire-Dragon) 243 or −138 or −910     — to — 阴火蛇年 (female Fire-Snake) 244 or −137 or −909

The Roman Empire reaches its maximal extent between 116 and 117

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Trajan falls seriously ill, leaving Hadrian in command of the east. On his death bed, Trajan allegedly adopts Hadrian and designates him as his successor.
• August 9 - 11 – Emperor Trajan dies of a stroke at Selinus in Cilicia, age 63, while en route from Mesopotamia to Italy, leaving the Roman Empire at its maximal territorial extent.
• Hadrian, who will reign until 138, succeeds him.
  • Hadrian, a Spaniard like Trajan, as Emperor inaugurates a policy of retrenchment and cultural integration, giving up the policy of conquest of his predecessor in order to consolidate the empire.
• The Jewish Diaspora Revolt is quelled, likely by autumn 117, though unrest may have persisted in Egypt until early 118. Its suppression results in the near-complete expulsion of Jews from Cyrenaica, Cyprus, and several regions of Egypt.
• Hadrian returns large parts of Mesopotamia to the Parthians, as part of a peace settlement.
• Construction begins on the Pantheon in Rome.
• The Roman Empire reaches its greatest extent.

By topic

Commerce

• The silver content of the Roman denarius falls to 87 percent under emperor Hadrian, down from 93 percent in the reign of Trajan.

Religion

• John I becomes the 7th Bishop of Jerusalem.

Births

• Aelius Aristides, Greek orator (d. 181)

Deaths

• August 8 – Trajan, Roman emperor (b. AD 53)
• Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Roman historian (b. AD 56)
• Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus, Roman general in Judea (b. AD 70)
• Hermione of Ephesus, Maurus, Pantalemon and Sergius, Astius and several other Christian martyrs in persecution by Trajan