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{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2011}} {{redirect|140 (year)|the year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar|140 BC}} {{Year nav|140}} {{M1 year in topic}} Year '''140''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CXL]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Hadrianus and Caesar''' (or, less frequently, '''year 893 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 140 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 == <onlyinclude> === By place === ==== Roman Empire ==== * Emperor [[Antoninus Pius|Antoninus Augustus Pius]] and [[Marcus Aurelius|Marcus Aurelius Caesar]] become [[Roman Consul]]s. * Antoninus Pius recognizes the king of the [[Quadi]], who becomes an ally of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]. * The export of [[olive oil]] from [[Hispania Baetica]] to Rome peaks. ==== Parthian Empire ==== * King [[Mithridates V of Parthia|Mithridates V]] dies;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hopkins |first=Edward |date=28 March 1998 |title=Chronological Listing of Parthian Rulers |url=https://www.parthia.com/parthia_chrono.htm |access-date=20 November 2023 |website=Parthia}}</ref> [[Vologases IV of Parthia|Vologases IV]] claims the throne and extends his rule throughout the [[Parthian Empire]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hopkins |first=Edward |date=March 28, 1998 |title=Vologases III |url=https://www.parthia.com/vologases3.htm |access-date=20 November 2023 |website=Parthia}}</ref> === By topic === ==== Religion ==== * [[Pope Pius I]] succeeds [[Pope Hyginus]] as the tenth pope of Rome according to tradition. * [[Marcion]] arrives in Rome, bringing [[Development of the New Testament canon#Marcion of Sinope|Evangelikon and Apostolikon]] to the [[Christians|Christian]] community. ==== Art and science ==== * [[Ptolemy]] completes his [[Almagest]] (approximate date). </onlyinclude> == Births == * [[Ballomar]], leader of the [[Marcomanni]] (approximate date) * [[Zhang Jue|Zhang Jiao]], leader of the [[Yellow Turban Rebellion]] (d. [[184]]) == Deaths == * [[Faustina the Elder]], Roman empress (b. [[100 AD]]) * [[Gaius Bruttius Praesens Lucius Fulvius Rusticus]], Roman politician (b. [[AD 68]]) * [[Menelaus of Alexandria]], Greek mathematician (b. [[AD 70]]) * [[Mithridates V of Parthia|Mithridates V]], king of the [[Parthia|Parthian Empire]] == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:140}} [[Category:140| ]]
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