Diaspora Jewish revolt
Revolt sweeps Cyrenaica, Egypt and Cyprus
While Trajan fought Parthia, the Jewish communities of Cyrenaica, Egypt and Cyprus rose in 115; according to Cassius Dio hundreds of thousands died, and Cyrene and Alexandria suffered heavily. The revolt was crushed by 117, and Jews were forbidden even to land on Cyprus.
Wikipedia (English) · 2nd century
Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Europe
- 106 Trajan conquers Dacia — 9 years earlier
- 122 Hadrian's Wall — 7 years later
- c. 126 The dome of the Pantheon — 11 years later
Middle East
- 116 Trajan takes Ctesiphon — 1 year later
Asia
- 105 Cai Lun and the invention of paper — 10 years earlier
- 132 Zhang Heng's seismoscope — 17 years later
Alive at the time
- Claudius Ptolemy (aged 15)
- Ban Zhao (aged 70)
- Epictetus (aged 65)
- Zhang Heng (aged 37)