150s
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Events
150
By place
Roman Empire
- The Roman town Forum Hadriani (Voorburg) receives the title of Municipium Aelium Cananefatium, "the town of the Cananefates" (modern Netherlands). The town is awarded with rights to organize markets.
- The Germans of the east move south, into the Carpathians and Black Sea area.
- The Albani appear in the Roman province of Macedonia, specifically in Epirus.
Asia
- First and only year of Heping[clarification needed] of the Chinese Han dynasty.
Americas
- The Middle Culture period of Mayan civilization ends (approximate date).
- The Great Pyramid of the Sun is constructed in Teotihuacan. It is the tallest pre-Columbian building in the Americas.
By topic
Religion
- Marcion of Sinope produces his Bible canon, consisting of purged versions of the Gospel of Luke and ten Pauline letters (approximate date).
Art and science
- The earliest atlas (Ptolemy's Geography) is made (approximate date).
- This is also the approximate date of completion of Ptolemy's monumental work Almagest. The geocentric cosmology contained in it holds sway for 1,400 years.
- Antoninus Liberalis writes a work on mythology (Μεταμορφωσεων Συναγωγη) (approximate date).
- Paper, made in China, arrives in Transoxiana.
151
By place
Asia
- Mytilene and Smyrna are destroyed by an earthquake.
- First year of Yuanjia of the Chinese Han dynasty.
By topic
Art
- Detail from a rubbing of a stone relief in Wu family shrine (Wuliangci), Jiaxiang, Shandong, is made (Han dynasty).
152
By place
Asia
- The Chinese domination of the Tarim Basin weakens.
153
By place
Roman Empire
- Minor uprisings occur in Roman Egypt against Roman rule.
Asia
- Change of era name from Yuanjia (3rd year) to Yongxing of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
154
By place
Roman Empire
- King Eupator of Bosphorus pays tribute to Rome, due to the threat posed by the Alani.
- The Antonine Wall is completed.
Asia
- Last (2nd) year of Yongxing era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
- Adalla becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla.[1]
By topic
Religion
- Anicetus becomes pope of Rome (approximate date).
- Anicetus meets with Polycarp of Smyrna to discuss the Computus, the date of Easter in the Christian liturgical calendar.
- Change of Patriarch of Constantinople from Patriarch Euzois to Patriarch Laurence.
155
- the Council of Rome, a pre-ecumenical church council, is held and presided by Bishop of Rome Anicetus.
156
By place
America
- The La Mojarra Stela 1 is produced in Mesoamerica.
By topic
Religion
- The heresiarch Montanus first appears in Ardaban (Mysia).
157
By place
Roman Empire
- A revolt against Roman rule begins in Dacia.
158
By place
Roman Empire
- The earliest dated use of Sol Invictus, in a dedication from Rome.[2]
- A revolt against Roman rule in Dacia is crushed.
China
- Change of era name from Yongshou to Yangxi of the Chinese Han dynasty.
159
By place
India
- In India, the reign of Shivashri Satakarni, as King Satavahana of Andhra, begins.[3]
Significant people
- Antoninus Pius, Roman Emperor (138–161)
Births
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- Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus, better known as Gordian I. Born c. 159, he would eventually become a Roman emperor.
Deaths
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References
- ^ "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Halsberghe, Gaston H. (1972). The Cult of Sol Invictus. Brill Archive. p. 45.
- ^ Daniélou, Alain (2003). A Brief History of India. Simon and Schuster. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-59477-794-3.