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Gregorian calendar | 159 CLIX |
Ab urbe condita | 912 |
Assyrian calendar | 4909 |
Balinese saka calendar | 80–81 |
Bengali calendar | −434 |
Berber calendar | 1109 |
Buddhist calendar | 703 |
Burmese calendar | −479 |
Byzantine calendar | 5667–5668 |
Chinese calendar | 戊戌年 (Earth Dog) 2855 or 2795 — to — 己亥年 (Earth Pig) 2856 or 2796 |
Coptic calendar | −125 – −124 |
Discordian calendar | 1325 |
Ethiopian calendar | 151–152 |
Hebrew calendar | 3919–3920 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | 215–216 |
- Shaka Samvat | 80–81 |
- Kali Yuga | 3259–3260 |
Holocene calendar | 10159 |
Iranian calendar | 463 BP – 462 BP |
Islamic calendar | 477 BH – 476 BH |
Javanese calendar | 35–36 |
Julian calendar | 159 CLIX |
Korean calendar | 2492 |
Minguo calendar | 1753 before ROC 民前1753年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1309 |
Seleucid era | 470/471 AG |
Thai solar calendar | 701–702 |
Tibetan calendar | 阳土狗年 (male Earth-Dog) 285 or −96 or −868 — to — 阴土猪年 (female Earth-Pig) 286 or −95 or −867 |
Year 159 ( CLIX ) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time in Roman territories, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Quintillus and Priscus (or, less frequently, year 912 Ab urbe condita ). The denomination 159 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
AD 41 (XLI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of C. Caesar Augustus Germanicus and Cn. Sentius Saturninus. The denomination AD 41 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
The 540s decade ran from January 1, 540, to December 31, 549.
The 550s decade ran from January 1, 550, to December 31, 559.
The 150s decade ran from January 1, 150, to December 31, 159.
The 190s decade ran from January 1, 190, to December 31, 199.
Year 155 (CLV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Rufinus. The denomination 155 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Year 440 (CDXL) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valentinianus and Anatolius. The denomination 440 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years
Year 549 (DXLIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 549 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Year 555 (DLV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 555 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
The 230s decade ran from January 1, 230, to December 31, 239.
Year 247 (CCXLVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Philippus and Severus. The denomination 247 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Year 232 (CCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lupus and Maximus. The denomination 232 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Year 303 (CCCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. It was known in the Roman Empire as the Year of the Consulship of Valerius and Valerius. The denomination 303 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Year 190 (CXC) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Sura. The denomination 190 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Year 181 (CLXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Burrus. The denomination 181 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Heqin, also known as marriage alliance, refers to the historical practice of Chinese emperors marrying princesses—usually members of minor branches of the ruling family—to rulers of neighboring states. It was often adopted as an appeasement strategy with an enemy state that was too powerful to defeat on the battlefield. The policy was not always effective. It implied an equal diplomatic status between the emperor and the ruler of the other state. As a result, it was controversial and had many critics.
Mi Heng, courtesy name Zhengping, was an ancient Chinese writer and musician who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty. He is best known for his fu rhapsody "Fu on the Parrot", which is his only work that has survived to modern times.
Tokharistan is an ancient Early Middle Ages name given to the area which was known as Bactria in Ancient Greek sources.
Cao Teng, courtesy name Jixing, was a eunuch who lived during the Eastern Han dynasty of China. He served four Han emperors. Through his adopted son Cao Song, he was the adoptive grandfather of Cao Cao, who laid the foundations for the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period. In 220, upon the establishment of Wei by Cao Cao's son Cao Pi, Cao Teng was posthumously honoured as "Emperor Gao of Wei" (魏高帝), becoming the only eunuch in Chinese officialdom to have this honor.