The 160s decade ran from January 1, 160, to December 31, 169.

Significant people

Lucius Verus Lucius Aurelius Verus (15 December 130 – January/February 169) was Roman emperor from 161 until his death in 169, alongside his adoptive brother Marcus Aurelius. He was a member of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty. Verus' succession together with ...

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Commodus Commodus (; 31 August 161 – 31 December 192) was a Roman emperor who ruled from 177 to 192. He served jointly with his father Marcus Aurelius from 176 until the latter's death in 180, and thereafter he reigned alone until his assassination. ...

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161 Year 161 ( CLXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Aurelius (or, less frequently, year 914 '' Ab urbe condi ...

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References

{{reflist, refs= {{cite book , last = Potter , first = D. , title = Emperors of Rome: the story of imperial Rome from Julius Caesar to the last emperor , publisher = Quercus , year = 2009 , url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Sn4bAQAAMAAJ , access-date = 28 August 2018 , page = 91 , quote = ... So began the joint reign of Marcus Aurelius (ad 121-180) and Lucius Verus (ad 130-169), an event unparalleled in ...