153
Year 153 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rusticus and Rufinus. The denomination 153 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
- Minor uprisings occur in Roman Egypt against Roman rule.
Asia
- Change of era name from Yuanjia to Yongxing of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
Births
- Didia Clara, daughter of Didius Julianus
- Kong Rong, Chinese official and warlord
- Zhang Hong, Chinese official and politician
Deaths
- Tiberius Julius Rhoemetalces, Roman client king