AD 168
year
Year 168 (CLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Paullus (or, less frequently, year 921 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 168 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
Emperor Marcus Aurelius and his adopted brother Lucius Verus leave Rome, and establish their headquarters at Aquileia.
The Roman army crosses the Alps into Pannonia, and subdues the Marcomanni at Carnuntum, north of the Danube.
Asia
Emperor Ling of Han succeeds Emperor Huan of Han as the emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty; the first year of the Jianning era.
Births
Cao Ren, Chinese general (d. 223)
Gu Yong, Chinese chancellor (d. 243)
Li Tong, Chinese general (d. 209)
Deaths
Anicetus, pope of Rome (approximate date)
Chen Fan, Chinese official and politician
Daniel of Padua, Italian bishop and saint
Dou Wu, Chinese politician and regent
Huan of Han, Chinese emperor (b.
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