161

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161 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar 161
CLXI
Ab urbe condita 914
Assyrian calendar 4911
Balinese saka calendar 82–83
Bengali calendar −432
Berber calendar 1111
Buddhist calendar 705
Burmese calendar −477
Byzantine calendar 5669–5670
Chinese calendar 庚子(Metal  Rat)
2857 or 2797
     to 
辛丑年 (Metal  Ox)
2858 or 2798
Coptic calendar −123 – −122
Discordian calendar 1327
Ethiopian calendar 153–154
Hebrew calendar 3921–3922
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 217–218
 - Shaka Samvat 82–83
 - Kali Yuga 3261–3262
Holocene calendar 10161
Iranian calendar 461 BP – 460 BP
Islamic calendar 475 BH – 474 BH
Javanese calendar 37–38
Julian calendar 161
CLXI
Korean calendar 2494
Minguo calendar 1751 before ROC
民前1751年
Nanakshahi calendar −1307
Seleucid era 472/473 AG
Thai solar calendar 703–704
Tibetan calendar 阳金鼠年
(male Iron-Rat)
287 or −94 or −866
     to 
阴金牛年
(female Iron-Ox)
288 or −93 or −865

Year 161 ( CLXI ) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Aurelius (or, less frequently, year 914 Ab urbe condita ). The denomination 161 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.

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Events

By place

Roman Empire

  • March 7 Emperor Antoninus Pius dies, and is succeeded by Marcus Aurelius, who shares imperial power with Lucius Verus, although Marcus retains the title Pontifex Maximus.
  • Marcus Aurelius, a Spaniard like Trajan and Hadrian, is a stoical disciple of Epictetus, and an energetic man of action. He pursues the policy of his predecessor and maintains good relations with the Senate. As a legislator, he endeavors to create new principles of morality and humanity, particularly favoring women and slaves.
  • Aurelius reduces the weight of a goldpiece, the aureus, from 7.81 grams to 7.12 grams.
  • Autumn The Parthians invade Armenia, and install their own candidate on the throne. A legion (perhaps Legio IX Hispana) is destroyed at Elegeia.

By topic

Art and Science

  • Gaius' Institutiones are published.

Commerce

  • The silver content of the Roman denarius falls to 68 percent under Emperor Marcus Aurelius, down from 75 percent under Antoninus Pius.

Births

Deaths

Related Research Articles

Antoninus Pius Roman emperor from 138 to 161

Antoninus Pius was Roman emperor from 138 to 161. He was one of the Five Good Emperors in the Nerva–Antonine dynasty.

Marcus Aurelius Roman emperor from 161 to 180, philosopher

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher. He was the last of the rulers known as the Five Good Emperors, and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace and stability for the Roman Empire. He served as Roman consul in 140, 145, and 161.

The 130s decade ran from January 1, 130, to December 31, 139.

The 140s decade ran from January 1, 140, to December 31, 149.

160s

The 160s decade ran from January 1, 160, to December 31, 169.

Year 138 (CXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Niger and Camerinus. The denomination 138 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 140 (CXL) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Hadrianus and Caesar. The denomination 140 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.

Lucius Verus Roman emperor from 161 to 169

Lucius Aurelius Verus was Roman emperor from 161 until his death in 169, alongside his adoptive brother Marcus Aurelius. He was a member of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty. Verus' succession together with Marcus Aurelius marked the first time that the Roman Empire was ruled by multiple emperors, an increasingly common occurrence in the later history of the Empire.

Lucius Aelius Caesar 2nd-century Roman nobleman and adoptive son of Hadrian (101-138)

Lucius Aelius Caesar was the father of Emperor Lucius Verus. In 136, he was adopted by Hadrian and named heir to the throne. He died before Hadrian and thus never became emperor. After Lucius' death, he was replaced by Antoninus Pius, who succeeded Hadrian the same year.

Faustina the Younger Augusta

Annia Galeria Faustina the Younger was a daughter of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius and Roman Empress Faustina the Elder. She was a Roman Empress and wife to her maternal cousin Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. She was held in high esteem by soldiers and her own husband as Augusta and mater Castrorum and was given divine honours after her death.

Lucilla Augusta

Annia Aurelia Galeria Lucilla or Lucilla was the second daughter and third child of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Roman Empress Faustina the Younger. She was the wife of her father's co-ruler Lucius Verus and an elder sister to later Emperor Commodus. Commodus ordered Lucilla's execution after a failed assassination and coup attempt when she was about 33 years old.

Aurelia gens Ancient Roman family

The gens Aurelia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome, which flourished from the third century BC to the latest period of the Empire. The first of the Aurelian gens to obtain the consulship was Gaius Aurelius Cotta in 252 BC. From then to the end of the Republic, the Aurelii supplied many distinguished statesmen, before entering a period of relative obscurity under the early emperors. In the latter part of the first century, a family of the Aurelii rose to prominence, obtaining patrician status, and eventually the throne itself. A series of emperors belonged to this family, through birth or adoption, including Marcus Aurelius and the members of the Severan dynasty.

Antoninus is a Latin masculine given name that is an alternate form of Antonius. It an Ancient Roman family name which derived from Antonius the Latin form of Anthony.

Lucius Volusius Maecianus

Lucius Volusius Maecianus was a Roman jurist, who advised the Emperor Antoninus Pius on legal matters, as well educating his son the future Marcus Aurelius in the subject. Originally of the equestrian class, Maecianus held a series of imperial offices culminating with prefect of Egypt in 161, when Marcus Aurelius adlected him inter praetorios, or with the rank of praetor, into the Roman Senate. Maecianus was suffect consul in an undetermined nundinium around AD 166.

Nerva–Antonine dynasty Dynasty of seven Roman Emperors from AD 96 to 192

The Nerva–Antonine dynasty was a dynasty of seven Roman Emperors who ruled over the Roman Empire from AD 96 to 192. These Emperors are Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius, and Commodus. The first of these before Commodus are commonly known as the "Five Good Emperors".

The Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 was fought between the Roman and Parthian Empires over Armenia and Upper Mesopotamia. It concluded in 166 after the Romans made successful campaigns into lower Mesopotamia and Media and sacked Ctesiphon, a Parthian capital.

Reign of Marcus Aurelius

The reign of Marcus Aurelius began with his accession on 8 March 161 following the death of his adoptive father, Antoninus Pius, and ended with his own death on 17 March 180. Marcus first ruled jointly with his adoptive brother, Lucius Verus. They shared the throne until Lucius' death in 169. Marcus was succeeded by his son Commodus, who had been made co-emperor in 177.

Avidia Plautia

Avidia Plautia was a well-connected noble Roman woman. She is among the lesser known members of the ruling Nerva–Antonine dynasty of the Roman Empire.

Ceionia Fabia was a noble Roman woman and a member of the ruling Nerva–Antonine dynasty of the Roman Empire.

Sohaemus of Armenia

Gaius Julius Sohaemus was a Roman client king of Armenia.

References

  1. "Antoninus Pius | Roman emperor". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 December 2020.