AD 148
Year 148 was a leap year [starting on Sunday] of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cornelius and Calpernius. The denomination 148 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
- Emperor Antoninus Pius hosts a series of grand games, to celebrate Rome's 900th anniversary.
Asia
- An Shigao arrives in China.
By topic
Religion
- Euzois succeeds Athendodorus, as Ecumenical [Patriarch of Constantinople|Patriarch of Constantinople].
Births
- Xun Yue, Chinese official and historian
Deaths
- Athendodorus, Patriarch of Constantinople.