__NOTOC__ Year 117 ( CXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the

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. 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

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calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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

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, leaving the

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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

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. * Hadrian returns large parts of

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to the Parthians, as part of a peace settlement. * Construction begins on the Pantheon in Rome. * The

reaches its greatest extent.

By topic

Commerce

* The

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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

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(b. AD 56) * Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus, Roman

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in Judea (b. AD 70) * Hermione of Ephesus, Maurus, Pantalemon and Sergius, Astius and several other Christian martyrs in persecution by Trajan

References

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