161

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century 2nd century 3rd century
Decades:	140s 150s 160s 170s 180s
Years:	158 159 160 161 162 163 164

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	庚子年 (Metal Rat) 2858 or 2651     — to — 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 2859 or 2652
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

Events

By Place

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.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

• Publication of Gaius' Institutiones.

Births

• August 31 — Commodus, future Roman emperor
• Liu Bei, founder of the Shu Kingdom of China
• Lu Dai, general of Wu

Deaths

• March 7 — Antoninus Pius, Roman Emperor