170s
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Significant people
- Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor
- Caerellius PriscusCaerellius PriscusCaerellius Priscus was a governor of Roman Britain in the late 170s.His rule is recorded on an altar at Mainz, and he probably governed Britain between 178 and 180. He also served in Thracia, Moesia, Raetia and Germania....
, governor of Roman BritainRoman BritainRoman Britain was the part of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire from AD 43 until ca. AD 410.The Romans referred to the imperial province as Britannia, which eventually comprised all of the island of Great Britain south of the fluid frontier with Caledonia...