161
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This article is about the year 161. For other uses, see 161 (number).
| Centuries: | 1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century |
| Decades: | 130s 140s 150s - 160s - 170s 180s 190s |
| Years: | 158 159 160 - 161 - 162 163 164 |
| 161 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 161 CLXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 914 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1683 – -1682 |
| Berber calendar | 1111 |
| Buddhist calendar | 705 |
| Burmese calendar | -477 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5669 – 5670 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚子年十一月十七日 (2797/2857-11-17) — to —
辛丑年十一月廿七日(2798/2858-11-27) |
| Coptic calendar | -123 – -122 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 153 – 154 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3921 – 3922 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 216 – 217 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 83 – 84 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3262 – 3263 |
| Holocene calendar | 10161 |
| Iranian calendar | 461 BP – 460 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 475 BH – 474 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2494 |
| Thai solar calendar | 704 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By Place
[edit] Roman Empire
- March 7 — Roman 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 endeavours to create new principles of morality and humanity, particularly favouring women and slaves.
- The weight of a goldpiece, the aureus, is reduced from 7.81 grams under Aurelius to 7.12 grams.
[edit] By Topic
[edit] Arts and Sciences
- Gaius' Institutiones are published.
[edit] Births
- August 31 — Commodus, future Roman emperor (d. 192)
- Liu Bei, founder of the Shu Kingdom of China (d. 223)
- Lu Dai, general of Wu (d. 256)
[edit] Deaths
- March 7 — Antoninus Pius, Roman Emperor (b. 86)
