Year 163 (
CLXIII) was a
common year starting on Friday of the
Julian calendar
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. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laelianus and Pastor (or, less frequently, year 916 ''
Ab urbe condita
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''). The denomination 163 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the
Anno Domini
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calendar era
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became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
* Marcus Statius Priscus re-conquers Armenia
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; the capital city of Artaxata is ruined.
Births
*
Cui Yan (or Jigui), Chinese official and politician (d.
216)
*
Sun Shao (or Changxu), Chinese chancellor (d.
225)
*
Tiberius Claudius Severus Proculus, Roman politician
*
Xun Yu, Chinese politician and adviser (d.
212)
Deaths
*
Kong Zhou, father of
Kong Rong (b.
103)
*
Marcus Annius Libo, Roman politician
References
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