8 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
Egypt & North Africa (1)
In Egypt he behaves like a private citizen and philosopher, pardons the Alexandrians who had backed Cassius, and leaves his daughter there (Historia Augusta Marc. 26.3)
Southern Europe (7)
At Athens Marcus was initiated into the Mysteries, favored the Athenians and established state-paid chairs for teachers of every branch of learning (Cassius Dio, Roman History 72(71).31.3)
Marcus returned to Rome and made a speech; to a crowd shouting for 8 aurei he gave 800 sesterces each, and burned 45 years of state debt records in the Forum (Cassius Dio, Roman History 72(71).32)
Marcus again holds a triumph in Rome together with his son Commodus, whom he had already made Caesar. (Eutropius, Breviarium Eutr. 8.13)
After settling the East he comes to Athens and is initiated into the Eleusinian Mysteries (Historia Augusta Marc. 27.1)
He reaches Rome, celebrates a triumph, and hurries to Lavinium (Historia Augusta Marc. 27.4)
He goes to Syria and Egypt with his father, returns to Rome, then sets out with his father for the Germanic war (Historia Augusta Comm. 2.3, 2.5)
He is acclaimed imperator with his father and holds a triumph (Historia Augusta Comm. 2.4)