Years: 151 152 153 154 - 155 - 156 157 158 159

Decades: 120s 130s 140s - 150s - 160s 170s 180s

Centuries: 1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century

Events

• Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius starts a new war against the Parthians
• Pope Anicetus succeeds Pope Pius I
• First year of Yongshou era of the Chinese Han Dynasty

Births

• Dio Cassius, Roman historian
• Cao Cao, future ruler of the Kingdom of Wei

Deaths

• July 11 - Pope Pius I
• Saint Polycarp of Smyrna (martyred)