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Centuries: 1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century Decades: 110s - 120s - 130s - 140s - 150s - 160s - 170s - 180s - 190s - 200s - 210s
160Events Births Tertullian, Christian writer (possible date) Deaths Suetonius, Roman historian 160. 161Events March 7 Roman emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. Publication of Gaius' Institutiones Births August 31 Commodus, future Roman emperor Liu Bei, founder of the Shu Kingdom of China Deaths Marc 162Events Lucius Verus begins a war with the Parthians. Births Deaths Justin Martyr, Christian writer (possible date) 162. 163Events Statius Priscus reconquers Armenia; Artaxata is ruined. Births Deaths Ma'nu VIII bar Ma'nu of Osroene 163. 164Events Ctesiphon is captured by the Romans, but returned to the Parthians after the end of the war. The Antonine Wall in Scotland is abandoned by the Romans. Births Deaths 164. 165Events A pandemic breaks out in Rome after the Roman army returns from Parthia. Legio II Italica is created by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Births Macrinus, Roman emperor (approximate date) Deaths Justin Martyr, early apologist for Christianity Claudius 166Events Pope Soter succeeds Pope Anicetus Change of Patriarch of Constantinople from Patriarch Laurence to Patriarch Alypius Dacia invaded by barbarians Conflict erupts on the Danube frontier between Rome and the Germanic tribe of the Marcomanni Roman conv 167Events Germanic tribe Marcomanni waged war against the Romans at Aquileia Change of era name from Yanxi to Yongkang of the Chinese Han Dynasty King Chogo of Baekje waged war against Silla in Korean peninsula. Births Deaths Pope Anicetus 167. 168 169
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