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| 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 | |
| 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
- Gordian I, Roman emperor (d. 238)
- Yang Chou (d. 198)
- Lady Bian, second wife of Cao Cao, mother of Cao Wei's first emperor, Cao Pi (d. 230)
Deaths
- Liang Ji, Chinese general and official of Han Dynasty
- Empress Liang Nuying, wife of Emperor Huan of Han
