159

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century – 2nd century – 3rd century
Decades:	120s  130s  140s  – 150s –  160s  170s  180s
Years:	156 157 158 – 159 – 160 161 162

159 by topic

Politics

State leaders – Sovereign states

Birth and death categories

Births – Deaths

Establishment and disestablishment categories

Establishments – Disestablishments

159 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	159 CLIX
Ab urbe condita	912
Assyrian calendar	4909
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	81–82
- Kali Yuga	3260–3261
Holocene calendar	10159
Iranian calendar	463 BP – 462 BP
Islamic calendar	477 BH – 476 BH
Julian calendar	159 CLIX
Korean calendar	2492
Minguo calendar	1753 before ROC 民前1753年
Seleucid era	470/471 AG
Thai solar calendar	701–702

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.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• The Antonine Wall is briefly abandoned due to pressure from the Picts.

Asia

• In India, the reign of Shivashri Satakarni as King Satavahana of Andhra begins.

Births

• December 30 – Lady Bian, second wife of Cao Cao, mother of Cao Wei's first emperor, Cao Pi (d. 230)
• Gordian I, Roman emperor (d. 238)
• Yang Chou, Chinese general (d. 198)

Deaths

• Liang Ji, Chinese general and official of Han Dynasty
• Empress Liang Nuying, wife of Emperor Huan of Han

References