阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) 298 or −83 or −855 — to — 阳水鼠年 (male Water-Rat) 299 or −82 or −854
Year172 (CLXXII) was aleap year starting on Tuesday of theJulian calendar. At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Scipio and Maximus (or, less frequently,year 925Ab urbe condita). The denomination 172 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Miracle inMoravia: As theRoman army is encircled by theQuadi under intense heat, a violentthunderstorm sweeps away the Quadi in a torrent of water and mud, and refreshes the parchedlegionaries.
