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Year 140 (CXL) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) 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.

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Roman Empire

  • Emperor Antoninus Augustus Pius and Marcus Aurelius Caesar become Roman Consuls.
  • Antoninus Pius recognizes the king of the Quadi, who becomes an ally of Rome.
  • King Mithridates IV dies; Vologases III claims the throne and extends his rule throughout the Parthian Empire.
  • The export of olive oil from Hispania Baetica to Rome peaks.

    • Religion

  • Pope Pius I succeeds Pope Hyginus as the tenth pope.
  • Marcion arrives in Rome, bringing Evangelikon and Apostolikon to the Christian community.

    • Arts and sciences

  • Ptolemy completes his Almagest (approximate date).

    • Births

  • Zhang Jiao, leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion (d. 184)

    • Deaths

  • Faustina the Elder, Roman Empress and wife of Antoninus Pius (b. c. 100 AD)
  • Mithridates IV, king of Parthia (b. 109)

    • References

    140 Wikipedia
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