150s

Ptolemy's Geographia is made around 150, the earliest known atlas; The La Mojarra Stela 1, dated to 156, is produced, one of the earliest known written records in Mesoamerica.

The 150s ran from January 1, 150, to December 31, 159.

The Roman Empire was ruled by Antoninus Pius for the whole of this decade. The Roman Empire was relatively peaceful this decade, being in the middle of the Pax Romana and there being no major external wars. Claudius Ptolemy completed two major works this decade, the Geographia, the earliest known atlas, and the Almagest, a treatise accepted for over 1200 years.

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 the "Heping" era of the Han dynasty in China.

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.

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 over 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 Roman Empire

A revolt against Roman rule begins in Dacia.

Asia

In Jiuzhen (modern day Northern Vietnam), during the second Era of Northern Domination, a rebellion led by Chu Đạt breaks out and lasts for two to three years, until it is quelled by the Han Dynasty, under emperor Huan.

158 By place

Roman Empire

The earliest dated use of Sol Invictus, in a dedication from Rome.
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.

Significant people

Antoninus Pius, Roman Emperor (138–161)

Births

150

March 7 – Lucilla, Roman empress (d. 182)
Cassius Dio, Roman historian (approximate year)
Clement of Alexandria, Greek theologian (d. 215)
Gongsun Du, Chinese general and warlord (d. 204)
Lucius Fabius Cilo, Roman politician (approximate date)
Monoimus, Arab gnostic and writer (approximate date)
Nagarjuna, founder of Mahayana "Great Vehicle" (d. c. 250)
Xu Shao, Chinese official of the Han dynasty (d. 195)
Yufuluo, Chanyu of the southern Xiongnu (d. 196)
Zhang Zhongjing, Chinese physician (d. 219)

151

Annia Galeria Aurelia Faustina, daughter of Marcus Aurelius
Zhong Yao, Chinese official and calligrapher (d. 230)

152

Bao Xin, Chinese general and warlord (d. 192)

153

Didia Clara, daughter of Didius Julianus
Kong Rong, Chinese official and warlord (d. 208)
Zhang Hong, Chinese official and politician (d. 212)

154

July 11 – Bardaisan, Syriac gnostic (d. 222)

155

Cao Cao, Chinese statesman and warlord (d. 220)
Dio Cassius, Roman historian (d. c. 235)
Tertullian, Roman Christian theologian (d. c. 240)
Sun Jian, Chinese general and warlord (d. 191)

156

Dong Zhao, Chinese official and minister (d. 236)
Ling of Han, Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty (d. 189)
Pontianus of Spoleto, Christian martyr and saint (d. 175)
Zhang Zhao, Chinese general and politician (d. 236)
Zhu Zhi, Chinese general and politician (d. 224)

157

Gaius Caesonius Macer Rufinianus, Roman politician (d. 237)
Hua Xin, Chinese official and minister (d. 232)
Liu Yao, Chinese governor and warlord (d. 198)
Xun You, Chinese official and statesman (d. 214)

158

Gaius Caesonius Macer Rufinianus, Roman politician (d. 237)

159

December 30 – Lady Bian, wife of Cao Cao (d. 230)
Annia Aurelia Fadilla, daughter of Marcus Aurelius
Gordian I, Roman emperor (d. 238)
Lu Zhi, Chinese general (d. 192)

Deaths

150

Aspasius, Greek philosopher and writer (approximate date)
Aśvaghoṣa, Indian philosopher and poet (approximate date)
Liang Na, Chinese empress of the Han dynasty (b. 116)

151

Kanishka, Indian ruler of the Kushan Empire
Novatus, Christian saint (approximate date)

152

January 14 – Markianos, patriarch of Alexandria
Yan Ming, Chinese empress of the Han dynasty

153

Tiberius Julius Rhoemetalces, Roman client king

154

Euzois, bishop of Byzantium
Ilseong, Korean ruler of Silla
Pius I, pope of Rome (approximate date)

155

Pius I, Roman bishop
Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna (b. AD 65)

156

Marcus Gavius Maximus, Roman praetorian prefect
Zhang Daoling, Chinese Taoist master (b. AD 34)

158

Wang Yi, Chinese librarian and poet (b. AD 89)

159

Liang Ji, Chinese general and regent
Liang Nüying, Chinese empress

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[FOOTNOTEde_Crespigny200712-6] Crespigny (2007), p. 12.

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[8] "Dio Cassius". worldcat. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

[9] Dillon, Michael (2016). Encyclopedia of Chinese History. Routledge. p. 1129. ISBN 978-1-317-81715-4.

[10] Xiong, Victor Cunrui (April 6, 2017). Historical Dictionary of Medieval China. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-7616-1.

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[12] A History of Chinese Letters and Epistolary Culture. BRILL. 2015. p. 137. ISBN 978-90-04-29212-3.

[13] Jones, Barry (2018). Dictionary of World Biography: Fifth edition. ANU Press. p. 349. ISBN 978-1-76046-219-2.

[14] "Ashvaghosha - Indian philosopher and poet". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved November 27, 2017.

[15] Crespigny, Rafe de (2006). A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23-220 AD). BRILL. p. 454. ISBN 9789047411840.

[16] "Novatus". santosepulcro.co.il. Retrieved 2024-11-30.

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[18] "Calendar of Saints - June 20". catholicsaints.mobi. Retrieved 2024-11-30.

[19] "Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome". orthodoxengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-30.

[20] Mitchiner, Michael (1978). The Ancient & Classical World, 600 B.C.-A.D. 650. Hawkins Publications. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-904173-16-1.

[21] "Saint Pius I | pope". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

[22] Higginbotham, Joyce; Higginbotham, River (2009). ChristoPaganism: An Inclusive Path. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-7387-1467-7.

[23] Crespigny, Rafe de (2016). Fire over Luoyang: A History of the Later Han Dynasty 23-220 AD. BRILL. p. 269. ISBN 978-90-04-32520-3.

[24] Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Stefanowska, A. D.; Wiles, Sue (2015). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B.C.E. - 618 C.E. Routledge. p. 308. ISBN 978-1-317-47590-3.