AD 147

Year 147 (CXLVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Messalinus and Largus (or, less frequently, year 900 Ab urbe condita).<ref>Jarvis, Samuel Farmar. A Chronological Introduction to the History of the Church: Being a New Inquiry Into the True Dates of the Birth and Death of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; and Containing an Original Harmony of the Four Gospels, Now First Arranged in the Order of Time. W.J. Cleaver, 1844. 286.</ref> The denomination 147 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

• Marcus Aurelius receives imperial powers, from Emperor Antoninus Pius.
• Festivals to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the founding of Rome begin.<ref name=rachet>Template:Citation.</ref>

Parthian Empire

• King Vologases III dies after a 42-year reign, in which he has contended successfully with his rivals.
• King Vologases IV, son of Mithridates V of Parthia, unites the Parthian Empire under his rule.

Asia

• First year of Jianhe of the Chinese Han Dynasty.

Births

• Annia Galeria Aurelia Faustina, daughter of Marcus Aurelius (approximate date)
• Jia Xu (or Wenhe), Chinese official and adviser (d. 223)
• Lokaksema, Kushan Buddhist monk and traveler (d. 189)

Deaths

• Li Gu, Chinese scholar and official (b. AD 93)
• Vologases III, king of the Parthian Empire
• Xu Shen, Chinese politician and writer (b. AD 58)