175

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century – 2nd century – 3rd century
Decades:	140s  150s  160s  – 170s –  180s  190s  200s
Years:	172 173 174 – 175 – 176 177 178

Year 175 (CLXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.

Roman Empire

• Marcus Aurelius stops a revolt of Avidius Cassius, governor of Syria.
• Avidius Cassius is assassinated by Roman officers.
• Commodus is named Caesar.

Asia

• Confucian scholars try to stay in the royal court of China. They are massacred by the eunuchs.

Religion

• Pope Eleuterus succeeds Pope Soter as the thirteenth pope (approximate date).

Births

• Cao Ang, eldest son of Cao Cao (d. 197)
• Gan Ning, general of Wu (d. 218)
• Sun Ce, elder brother of founder of the Wu Kingdom, Sun Quan (d. 200)
• Wei Yan, general of Shu (d. 234)
• Yang Xiu (d. 219)
• Zhou Yu, militarist and strategist of the Three Kingdoms of China (d. 210)
• Ma Chao, son of Ma Teng, cousin of Ma Dai, brother of Ma Tie and Ma Xie, general and Tiger general of Shu for Liu Bei. (d. 222)

Deaths

• July – Avidius Cassius, Roman Emperor (usurper)
• Concordius of Spoleto, Christian martyr
• Faustina the Younger, Roman empress