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The 2nd Century A.D. - History Summary
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Summary of Events: |
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Roman Empire at its peak
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| c. 105 |
Paper manufacture begins in China
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| 120 |
Earliest Chinese dictionary, by Hsu Shen
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| 122 |
Hadrian begins building of wall in Britain
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| 132 |
Jewish rebellion and dispersion
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| c. 150 |
Buddism reaches China
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| c. 150 |
Ptolemy devises his theory of astronomy
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Source: D. Crystal, The Cambridge Factfinder (Cambridge University Press, 1998)
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