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This article is about the year 165. For the number, see [165 (number)](/source/165_(number)). For the year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar, see [165 BC](/source/165_BC).   For other uses, see [165 (disambiguation)](/source/165_(disambiguation)).

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Calendar year

Years Millennium 1st millennium Centuries 1st century 2nd century 3rd century Decades 140s 150s 160s 170s 180s Years 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 v t e

165 by topic Leaders Political entities State leaders Categories Births Deaths Establishments v t e

165 in various calendars Gregorian calendar 165 CLXV Ab urbe condita 918 Assyrian calendar 4915 Balinese saka calendar 86–87 Bengali calendar −429 – −428 Berber calendar 1115 Buddhist calendar 709 Burmese calendar −473 Byzantine calendar 5673–5674 Chinese calendar 甲辰年 (Wood Dragon) 2862 or 2655 — to — 乙巳年 (Wood Snake) 2863 or 2656 Coptic calendar −119 – −118 Discordian calendar 1331 Ethiopian calendar 157–158 Hebrew calendar 3925–3926 Hindu calendars - Vikram Samvat 221–222 - Shaka Samvat 86–87 - Kali Yuga 3265–3266 Holocene calendar 10165 Iranian calendar 457 BP – 456 BP Islamic calendar 471 BH – 470 BH Javanese calendar 41–42 Julian calendar 165 CLXV Korean calendar 2498 Minguo calendar 1747 before ROC 民前1747年 Nanakshahi calendar −1303 Seleucid era 476/477 AG Thai solar calendar 707–708 Tibetan calendar ཤིང་ཕོ་འབྲུག་ལོ་ (male Wood-Dragon) 291 or −90 or −862 — to — ཤིང་མོ་སྦྲུལ་ལོ་ (female Wood-Snake) 292 or −89 or −861

Year **165** (**[CLXV](/source/Roman_numerals)**) was a [common year starting on Monday](/source/Common_year_starting_on_Monday) of the [Julian calendar](/source/Julian_calendar). At the time, it was known as the **Year of the Consulship of Orfitus and Pudens** (or, less frequently, **year 918 *[Ab urbe condita](/source/Ab_urbe_condita)***). The denomination 165 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [Anno Domini](/source/Anno_Domini) [calendar era](/source/Calendar_era) became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

## Events

### By place

#### Roman Empire

- A Roman military expedition under [Avidius Cassius](/source/Avidius_Cassius) is successful against [Parthia](/source/Parthia), capturing [Artaxata](/source/Artaxata), [Seleucia on the Tigris](/source/Seleucia_on_the_Tigris), and [Ctesiphon](/source/Ctesiphon). The Parthians sue for peace.

- [Antonine Plague](/source/Antonine_Plague): A [pandemic](/source/Pandemic) breaks out in [Rome](/source/Ancient_Rome), after the [Roman army](/source/Roman_army) returns from [Parthia](/source/Parthia). The plague significantly depopulates the [Roman Empire](/source/Roman_Empire) and [China](/source/China).

- [Legio II *Italica*](/source/Legio_II_Italica) is levied by Emperor [Marcus Aurelius](/source/Marcus_Aurelius).

- [Dura-Europos](/source/Dura-Europos) is taken by the Romans.

- The Romans establish a [garrison](/source/Garrison) at Doura Europos on the [Euphrates](/source/Euphrates), a control point for the commercial route to the [Persian Gulf](/source/Persian_Gulf).

- Avidius Cassius takes [Nisibis](/source/Nisibis), and conquers the north of [Mesopotamia](/source/Mesopotamia).

- Marcus Aurelius creates 4 legal districts (iuridici) in Italy (5 if [Rome](/source/Ancient_Rome) is included).

#### Asia

- [Sindae](/source/Sindae_of_Goguryeo) becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of [Goguryeo](/source/Goguryeo).[1]

### By topic

#### Religion

- The philosopher [Justin](/source/Justin_Martyr) of Nablus is executed in Rome as a [Christian](/source/Christians).

- Discourse to the Greek (*Oratio ad Graecos*), by the [Syrian](/source/Demographics_of_Syria) [Tatian](/source/Tatian), is the first treatise on the evils of paganism in Christian literature.

## Births

- [Annia Faustina](/source/Annia_Faustina_(daughter_of_Ummidia_Cornificia_Faustina)), Roman noblewoman (d. [218](/source/218))

- [Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus](/source/Macrinus), Roman emperor (d. [218](/source/218))

- [Mi Zhu](/source/Mi_Zhu) (or **Zizhong**), Chinese official and advisor (d. [221](/source/221))

- [Shi Hui](/source/Shi_Hui_(Three_Kingdoms)), Chinese official and statesman (d. [227](/source/227))

- [Tiberius Claudius Cleobulus](/source/Tiberius_Claudius_Cleobulus), Roman politician (d. [213](/source/213))

## Deaths

- [Appian](/source/Appian), Greek historian and writer (approximate date)

- [Chadea](/source/Chadae_of_Goguryeo), Korean ruler of [Goguryeo](/source/Goguryeo) (b. [AD 71](/source/AD_71))

- [Claudius Ptolemaeus](/source/Ptolemy), Greek astronomer (approximate date)

- [Deng Mengnü](/source/Deng_Mengn%C3%BC) (or **Bo Mengnü**), Chinese empress

- [Elpinice](/source/Elpinice_(daughter_of_Herodes_Atticus)), daughter of [Herodes Atticus](/source/Herodes_Atticus) (b. [AD 142](/source/AD_142))

- [Justin Martyr](/source/Justin_Martyr), Christian apologist (b. [AD 100](/source/AD_100))

- [Peregrinus Proteus](/source/Peregrinus_Proteus), Greek philosopher (b. [AD 95](/source/AD_95))

- [Taejodae](/source/Taejodae_of_Goguryeo), Korean ruler of Goguryeo (b. [AD 47](/source/AD_47))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["List of Rulers of Korea"](https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm). *www.metmuseum.org*. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

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