156 BC Chr.
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| 156 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 388/389 (southern Buddhism); 387/388 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 42nd (43rd) cycle , year of the wood-rooster乙酉 ( at the beginning of the year wood-monkey 甲申) |
| Greek calendar | 4th year of the 155th / 1st year of the 156th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3605/06 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita DXCVIII (598) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 155/156 (turn of the year April); Syria: 156/157 (New Year October) |
Events
Politics and world events
- Dalmatia is attacked by the Roman Empire and has to pay tribute, but remains independent.
Sports
- Leonidas of Rhodes wins all running competitions at the Olympic Games for the third time in a row .
Born
- Gaius Marius , Roman general and politician († 86 BC )
- Han Wudi , Emperor of the Han Dynasty († 87 BC )