179

This article is about the year 179. For the number, see 179 (number). For other uses, see 179 (disambiguation).

Year 179 (CLXXIX) 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 Aurelius and Veru (or, less frequently, year 932 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 179 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:	150s 160s 170s 180s 190s
Years:	176 177 178 179 180 181 182

179 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	179 CLXXIX
Ab urbe condita	932
Assyrian calendar	4929
Balinese saka calendar	100–101
Bengali calendar	−414
Berber calendar	1129
Buddhist calendar	723
Burmese calendar	−459
Byzantine calendar	5687–5688
Chinese calendar	戊午年 (Earth Horse) 2876 or 2669     — to — 己未年 (Earth Goat) 2877 or 2670
Coptic calendar	−105 – −104
Discordian calendar	1345
Ethiopian calendar	171–172
Hebrew calendar	3939–3940
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	235–236
- Shaka Samvat	100–101
- Kali Yuga	3279–3280
Holocene calendar	10179
Iranian calendar	443 BP – 442 BP
Islamic calendar	457 BH – 456 BH
Javanese calendar	55–56
Julian calendar	179 CLXXIX
Korean calendar	2512
Minguo calendar	1733 before ROC 民前1733年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1289
Seleucid era	490/491 AG
Thai solar calendar	721–722
Tibetan calendar	阳土马年 (male Earth-Horse) 305 or −76 or −848     — to — 阴土羊年 (female Earth-Goat) 306 or −75 or −847

Events

By place

Roman empire

• The Roman fort Castra Regina ("fortress by the Regen river") is built at Regensburg, on the right bank of the Danube in Germany.
• Roman legionaries of Legio II Adiutrix engrave on the rock of the Trenčín Castle (Slovakia) the name of the town Laugaritio, marking the northernmost point of Roman presence in that part of Europe.
• Marcus Aurelius drives the Marcomanni over the Danube and reinforces the border. To repopulate and rebuild a devastated Pannonia, Rome allows the first German colonists to enter territory controlled by the Roman Empire.

Asia

• Abgar IX the Great becomes King of Edessa.
• Gogukcheon succeeds his father Shindae as King of Goguryeo.
• Han dynasty China: The full title of the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art appears on two bronze standard measures dated to this year, yet there is speculation that the same book existed beforehand only under different titles. In the 3rd century, Liu Hui would provide commentary on this important early Chinese mathematical treatise.

Births

• Pang Tong, Chinese adviser of warlord Liu Bei (d. 214)
• Sima Yi, Chinese general and regent (d. 251)

Deaths

• Beautiful Lady Yu, Chinese concubine and imperial consort
• Myeongnim Dap-bu, Korean prime minister (b. AD 67)
• Sindae of Goguryeo, Korean ruler (b. AD 89)
• Wang Fu, Chinese court eunuch