162 Explained

Year 162 (CLXII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rusticus^[1] and Plautius (or, less frequently, year 915 Ab urbe condita).^[2]

The denomination 162 AD 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

• Lucius Verus begins a war with the Parthians, due to the invasion of Syria and Armenia by King Vologases IV of Parthia.^[3]

By topic

Art and Science

• Arrian, Greek historian and writer, publishes Indica, a work on India and its people.

Births

• Marcus Annius Verus Caesar, one of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius's thirteen children (d. 169)^[4]

Deaths

• Marcus Annius Libo, the second child and first son to Roman consul Marcus Annius Verus and Rupilia Faustina^[5]

References

Indica in Greek at the Perseus Digital Library, http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1

Indica in Greek with side-by-side English translation at the Loeb Classics Library, https://www.loebclassics.com/view/arrian-indica/1983/pb_LCL269.307.xml

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020-09-17. Who Is Junius Rusticus? An Introduction To The Philosopher King's Teacher. 2021-08-06. Daily Stoic. en-US.
2. Dershowitz. Nachum. Calendrical Calculations. Software: Practice and Experience. 1990. 20 . 9 September. 899–928 [903]. 10.1002/spe.4380200905. 10.1.1.404.2348. 44801940.
3. Web site: Tsouras. Peter. 2017-07-20. Rome's Parthian War, A.D. 161-166. 2021-08-06. HistoryNet. en-US.
4. Book: Stephens. William O.. Marcus Aurelius: a Guide for the Perplexed. 2012. Continuum International Publications Group. New York. 9781441108104.
5. Web site: Marcus Aurelius - Livius . https://web.archive.org/web/20131106143354/http://www.livius.org/di-dn/divi_fratres/marcus.html . 2013-11-06 . www.livius.org . 2 January 2018.