161

Millennium:	1st millennium
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

161 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	161 CLXI
Ab urbe condita	914
Assyrian calendar	4911
Bengali calendar	−432
Berber calendar	1111
Buddhist calendar	705
Burmese calendar	−477
Byzantine calendar	5669–5670
Chinese calendar	庚子年 (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	83–84
- Kali Yuga	3262–3263
Holocene calendar	10161
Iranian calendar	461 BP – 460 BP
Islamic calendar	475 BH – 474 BH
Julian calendar	161 CLXI
Korean calendar	2494
Minguo calendar	1751 before ROC 民前1751年
Seleucid era	472/473 AG
Thai solar calendar	703–704

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.

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 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.
• Autumn
  • The Parthians invade Armenia and install their own candidate on the throne. Destruction of a legion, perhaps Legio IX Hispana at Elegia.

By topic

Arts and sciences

• 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

• August 31 – Commodus, Roman emperor (d. 192)
• Liu Bei, founder of the Shu Kingdom of China (d. 223)
• Lü Dai, general of Wu (d. 256)

Deaths

• March 7 – Antoninus Pius, Roman Emperor (b. 86)

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