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Events and People Who Made History in the Year 177 AD
-- A systematic persecution of Christians begins in Rome under Marcus Aurelius. Many Christians continue to worship secretly. Precise date unknown.
-- Churches in southern Gaul are destroyed after a crowd accuses the local Christians of practicing cannibalism and incest. Precise date unknown.
-- Marcus Aurelius and Commodus war a second time against the Quadi and the Marcomanni. Precise date unknown.
-- Chinese troops suffer a crushing defeat against a confederacy of Central Asian tribes led by the Xianbei. Precise date unknown.
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